One colonel, four years earlier, had told a wealthy hunter who felt a shiver of guilt after he shot 30 bulls in one trip: “Kill every buffalo you can! Every buffalo dead is an Indian gone.” ...

I've written about Growing up Dead in Texas and Mongrels ... but I wanted to put my humble credentials behind this statement: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is Jones' masterpiece.

cutting down an elderly buffalo herder last week. Searchers found just part of one arm and one leg. The tiger left the buffalos unharmed. When he finds her, he said, he will shoot her dead.

Bear with me as I provide a little background leading into this review. When I read to review, I slow down, take notes, reread passages, pay attention. I spend time with the book and in the book ...