Readwest: Stories of the American West

by Elmer Kelton, Steven Law, D.B. Jackson

Short stories by 21st century western writers, Elmer Kelton, Steven Law, Don Bendell, D. B. Jackson, John D. Nesbitt, and Mike Kearby.

Genres: Fiction, Westerns

146 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2011

About the author

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.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/elmerk...

Reviews

[Steven Law]

I have a short story in this collection titled "Forsake the Wicked," which is about Ben Ruby, the main character in my novel YUMA GOLD, and goes back to his childhood upbringing in Missouri, and the battle with an abusive stepfather.

[Leanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was in the mood to read a short story and happened across this. The setting is west Texas and is a short read of about 20 to 30 pages. A young couple working the land have Comanches attack. This has put me on the hunt for a book by this author called The Time It Never Rained. Hope to find it.

[Nolan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short story where the wife is way tougher and smarter then the husband. Doesn't happen much in western stories. Good to see it for a change.

[Anne Patkau · Rating 2 out of 5]

So sad. Typos.