Best Elmer Kelton
The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton portrays the profound impact of a prolonged drought on a Texas ranching family during the early 1970s. Set against the backdrop of the 1950s, the novel realistically depicts the hardships faced by farmers and ranchers struggling with water scarcity and econom...
The Day the Cowboys Quit is a 1971 historical Western novel by Texas author Elmer Kelton, based on the actual 1883 cowboy strike that occurred along the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. The novel depicts the labor conflict that arose when cowboys on several ranches organized to protest against...
The Good Old Boys is a Western novel written by acclaimed American author Elmer Kelton, first published in 1978. The narrative follows Hewey Calloway, a free-spirited, middle-aged cowboy who values his traditional, nomadic way of life in the open ranges of West Texas. As the late 19th and early 20th...
Stand Proud is a 1984 Western novel by Texas author Elmer Kelton. The story follows Frank Clay, a wealthy and hardened cattleman, as he navigates conflicts across his Texas ranching operations. Kelton, a prolific author and Spur Award recipient, frequently used his West Texas background to contextua...
Buffalo Wagons is a Western novel by Texas writer Elmer Kelton, first published in 1956 and later reissued in 1984. The book is set against the commercial bison hunts of the 1870s, when organized hunters supplied hides and meat markets while the destruction of the herds transformed the economies and...
After the Bugles is a historical Western novel by Elmer Kelton and the first volume of the Buckalew Family series. The story opens in Texas after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, when the defeat of Santa Anna has ended the central fighting of the Texas Revolution. It follows Joshua Buckalew and th...
Massacre at Goliad is a historical Western novel by Elmer Kelton, published in 1965. It dramatizes the execution of Texian prisoners at Goliad by the Mexican Army on March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution. The event followed the surrender of Colonel James Fannin's force after the Battle of Cole...
