Bugle : A Dog of the Rockies

by Thomas C. Hinkle

eng, Pages 263. Reprinted in 2013 with the help of original edition published long back[1929]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Original Bugle a dog of the Rockies 1929 [Hardcover], Original Thomas C.Hinkle

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1929

About the author

Thomas Clark Hinkle, (June 12, 1876 – May 13, 1949) was an American novelist.

Reviews

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a review of the 1929 first edition, where there aren't any illustrations. I believe this was one of Hinkle's first dog books. This was also the first Hinkle dog book I've ever read. There is a long introduction by Hinkle about this being based on two real dogs, Bugle and his mother. He does have a tendency to reveal some of the plot in his introductions, which is a tad annoying.

He also dedicated the book to his staghound Queenie. Although Bugle's mother is named Queen, they apparently are two different dogs.

If you've read any Hinkle dog stories, then you've read Bugle. I've only read three, but all three have the same basic plot. Dog gets separated from beloved master or mistress, and spends the bulk of the book getting back to said master or mistress. Hinkle would refine this basic plot as time went on, but he pulled out all of the dramatic stops here. He didn't hold a damn thing back.

Poor Bugle and his litter mates get poisoned in the very first page of the book. Bugle is the only one of the litter to survive. Hinkle does this again in the first chapter of Trueboy. Perhaps he was trying to make a point about using poisoned bait as pest control, but he had kill off puppies. That's what I mean about being overly dramatic.

After surviving the poison, Bugle gets lost in winter, gets stolen, gets this, gets that, and has to do an Incredible Journey to get back home. His archenemy turns out not to be a human or another dog, but a grizzly bear. If you read Trueboy, then you know exactly how this is gonna end.

Now, if you've never read a Hinkle dog story before, this book is a good place to start. If you liked Jack London's dog books or Walt Morey's Kaavik the Wolf Dog, then you're bound to enjoy this.

One more thing -- this is one of the few Hinkle books I know of that has a girl in it.