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Elmer Kelton Books
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The Buckskin Line
by Elmer Kelton
This tale begins in 1840 when a boy is rescued from the Comanches and later faces the warrior who captured him.Badger Boy
by Elmer Kelton
David "Rusty" Shannon finds that rangers are being disbanded. He heads home to make a new life and marry but comes home to find hostiles. He captures Badger Boy, a white child, taken from his family in a Comanche raid. Badger Boy wants to return to his adoptive people and Rusty agrees to escort him through Indian country. The Way of the Coyote
by Elmer Kelton
Rusty continues his trail with Badger Boy and finds a new companion Shanty. Ranger's Trail
by Elmer Kelton
Rusty is trying to settle down and marry Josie Monahan. Then an unspeakable tragedy occurs and his plans change. He sets out for revenge but the path he is following may be leading him to the wrong man.
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Manhunters
by Elmer Kelton
This is a tale of a man who flees to Mexico to escape punishment from a misunderstood incident.The Day the Cowboys Quit
by Elmer Kelton
A novel based on the strike at old Tascosa in the Texas Panhandle. The Good Old Boys
by Elmer Kelton
The life of 19th century cowboys trying hard not to settle down. The Wolf and the Buffalo
by Elmer Kelton
A story of the struggle between a Comanche warrior and a black "Buffalo" soldier.
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The Man Who Rode Midnight
By Elmer Kelton
In his most contemporary novel, the author focuses on change and the resistance to it.The Time it Never Rained
by Elmer Kelton
The west Texas drought of the 1950's and a man who refused to accept the defeat. Wagontounge
by Elmer Kelton
First published in 1970, Wagontounge is one of Elmer's classic novels, exploring, racial relations on the west Texas plains.
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Massacre at Goliad
by Elmer Kelton
Josh Buckalew meets Teresa, a Mexican woman, it was love at first site. But with the Alamo recently sieged Josh knew this love would be hard. Josh and Thomas Buckalew along with other Texans try to protect Goliad against the Mexicans.The Smiling Country
by Elmer Kelton
The return of Hewey Calloway introduced in the Good Ole Boys. Calloway is injured trying to tame a wild bronco and begins to assess his future and reget his past. Captain's Ranger
by Elmer Kelton
Captain L.H. McNelly, a determined Confederate veteran, is brought to the Nueces Strip for one purpose to keep peace between the Mexicans and the Texans. His measures are harsh and controversial. Stand Proud
by Elmer Kelton
The story of a cattleman Frank Claymore and Indian fighter who watched the land around him become settled until it was all fenced up. Cloudy in the West
by Elmer Kelton
A tale of a young orphan, Joey Shipman,who runs away from troubles of being murdered, but his troubles follow him. The Pumkin Rollers
by Elmer Kelton
Trey McLean, a young east Texas cotton farmer, leaves home and sets out for a new adventure.
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Buffalo Wagons
by Elmer Kelton
By 1873 most of the big buffalo herds of the West were dissappearing as were the buffalo hunters who followed them. All except one great herd to the south, and hunter Gage Jameson.Hot Iron
by Elmer Kelton
Espy Norwood is trying to start his life over, but trouble seems to keep finding him. This time it means loosing his job and his son. Will he catch the thieves and hold on to the new life he has planned? Bitter Trail
by Elmer Kelton
Tough teamster Frio Wheeler hauls cotton from Texas to Mexico during the Civil War. Texas Rifles
by Elmer Kelton
In 1861, the new Confederacy had bigger problems to worry about than Indians in Texas. So Texans had to form their own troops from young men, settlers, and union sympathists pulled together to form the Texas Rifles.
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Honor at Daybreak
by Elmer Kelton
A story about Caprock, Texas which didn't even exist until oil was found. It tells a story about everyone life changes with this new found discovery. (Paper only)Dark Thicket
by Elmer Kelton
Owen Danforth, a wounded Confederate soldier comes home to Texas. His family has been torn apart by the war. Owen is torn between duty and family loyalty. Paperback
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