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Elmer Kelton


Born
in Horse Camp, Five Wells Ranch, Andrews County, Texas, The United States
April 29, 1926

Died
August 22, 2009

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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Westerns


Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards have been seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years. He served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 18,009 ratings · 1,879 reviews · 196 distinct works • Similar authors
The Time It Never Rained
4.32 avg rating — 2,237 ratings — published 1973 — 32 editions
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The Good Old Boys (Hewey Ca...
4.35 avg rating — 970 ratings — published 1978 — 29 editions
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The Day the Cowboys Quit
4.20 avg rating — 792 ratings — published 1971 — 33 editions
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The Buckskin Line (Texas Ra...
4.06 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions
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The Smiling Country
4.31 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions
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Badger Boy (Texas Rangers, #2)
4.11 avg rating — 521 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions
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The Way of the Coyote (Texa...
4.13 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions
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Six Bits a Day
4.15 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions
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The Pumpkin Rollers
4.16 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 1996 — 16 editions
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Sons of Texas
4.14 avg rating — 416 ratings — published 1989 — 16 editions
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Series by Elmer Kelton

The Buckskin Line Badger Boy The Way of the Coyote Ranger's Trail Texas Vendetta Jericho's Road Hard Trail to Follow
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The Good Old Boys The Smiling Country Six Bits a Day
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Sons of Texas The Raiders: Sons of Texas The Rebels: Sons of Texas Sons of Texas and The Raide...
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“A bad habit or two is good for a man or a beast. Did you ever know a man who didn't have any bad habits? I have, and I always hated the son of a bitch." -- Charlie Flagg”
― Elmer Kelton, The Time It Never Rained
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“A little honest swearin" wipeth away anger and bringeth peace to the soul.”
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“I'll be riding rough horses when you are salted away in a box.”
― Elmer Kelton, The Time It Never Rained
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