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Read ^ Who Shot the Water Buffalo? PDF by * Ken Babbs eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Who Shot the Water Buffalo? Ken Babbs was the last member of the legendary Stanford writing class led by Wallace Stegner to publish a novel, and the wait was worth it. Lieutenants Tom Huckelbee ("leathery as any Texican come crawling out of the sage") and Mike Cochran ("loquacious son of an Ohio gangster") make an unlikely pair of of?cers training to be helicopter pilots in Vietnam. Babbs brilliantly portrays the world through the eyes of a young man discovering what it means to be beholden to another. The
| Title | : | Who Shot the Water Buffalo? |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590207335 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
The author lived it; he is well-qualified to tell the tale keeps the reader riveted" — Washington Times"An impeccable, humorous heirloom, a shock of napalm that smells like victory." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A strong individualistic tale of wartime experience from a man who served there." — Historical Novels Review. "This book chronicles the onset of the Vietnam War and the end of that good deal
An enlightening read for Vietnam-era enthusiasts Nearly 50 years after the infamous Vietnam War, Ken Babbs has written WHO SHOT THE WATER BUFFALO?, his novel about helicopter pilots in that conflict. A writing class contemporary of Ken Kesey, Larry McMurtry and Robert Stone, Babbs is the last of that group to have his book published. According to author Tom Wolf. Greysoul said A "Rookie Author" At 75 - It Was Worth The Wait. Since its first public mention in the pages of Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" (a type-written manuscript in a cardboard box "lying there amid all the general debris and madness" in the garage where the Merry Pranksters and Ken Kesey were working on the Furthur bus), the world has been waiting for Ke. Peter Foster said A great first effort?!. Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called itA great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. 7 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 196"A great first effort?!" according to Peter Foster. Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called itA great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. 7 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-6A great first effort?! Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called itA great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. 7 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 196A great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. , related in an early cha. and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 196A great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. , related in an early cha. -6A great first effort?! Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called itA great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. 7 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 196A great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. , related in an early cha. and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 196A great first effort?! Peter Foster Well that's what a reviewer in the Washington Post called it47 years after Ken Babbs, a former marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam in 1962-63 and a founding father of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, actually wrote it. Tom Wolfe saw the manuscript strewn on the Pranksters' garage floor in 1964, related in an early cha. , related in an early cha
Ken Babbs was the last member of the legendary Stanford writing class led by Wallace Stegner to publish a novel, and the wait was worth it. Lieutenants Tom Huckelbee ("leathery as any Texican come crawling out of the sage") and Mike Cochran ("loquacious son of an Ohio gangster") make an unlikely pair of of?cers training to be helicopter pilots in Vietnam. Babbs brilliantly portrays the world through the eyes of a young man discovering what it means to be beholden to another. Their only aim is to get through this disorienting war without losing their minds. This is a bullet-straight story, a hallucinatory journey with a fearlessly unconventional voice. Thompson" (Booklist), is a riveting and very funny exploration of war and friendship, and a book not to be missed.. This novel, acclaimed as "a cross between Joseph Heller and Hunter S
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