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The Bounty Hunters is Elmore Leonard's first published novel and a Western set in the Arizona Territory and Mexico. Published in 1953, it follows David Flynn, a former U.S. cavalryman turned army scout, who is sent with the young lieutenant Bowers to track the Apache leader Soldado Viejo. The book is an early example of Leonard's Western fiction, with a plot built around pursuit, competing loyalties, and violence on the border.
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What is unusual about The Bounty Hunters in Elmore Leonard's career?
The Bounty Hunters was Elmore Leonard's first published novel. It is a Western set in the Arizona Territory and Mexico.
Who does David Flynn track in The Bounty Hunters?
David Flynn is sent to track Soldado, an Apache leader also identified in the story as Soldado or Solda in summaries of the plot. He works with the young Lieutenant Bowers during the pursuit.
Who is David Flynn in The Bounty Hunters?
David Flynn is a former United States cavalryman who has become an army scout. His frontier experience makes him the person sent to guide the pursuit into dangerous territory.
Where is The Bounty Hunters set?
The novel moves through the Arizona Territory and Mexico. That borderland setting gives the pursuit a wide frontier scope and places Flynn between military duty and survival in unfamiliar country.
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