This is an award-winning western written by Elmer Kelton. The shut down by the cowboys was a true event that actually happened in the Texas Panhandle in 1883. The strike by the cowboys was an event that happened and was precipitated by the events that preceded it. The cowboys were true and honest men who [...]
Tag Archives: Elmer Kelton
Book Review: Badger Boy
April 13, 2011 – 1:11 am
Book Review: Badger Boy This is another western story written in the unshakable style of, Elmer Kelton. The story takes place on the Texas Frontier at the end of the War Between the States. David, Rusty, Shannon the main character is a strong member of the Texas Rangers who tried to keep the Indian raiders [...]
Book Review: The Pumpkin Rollers
March 2, 2011 – 1:11 am
This western by Elmer Kelton is one that anyone who has ever dreamed about driving cattle to a trailhead up in Kansas should sink their teeth into. The main character is a cotton farmer turned want-a-be cattleman. As his trail begins he is cheated out of the cattle that he paid hard earned money for. [...]
Book Review: Jericho’s Road
February 16, 2011 – 1:11 am
This western novel written by Elmer Kelton has the total package of a good western tale. The truth of stories shines through the words of good western authors. In this story we have a main character, ranger Any Pickard, who is not the fastest gun and not the bravest man but a man who wants [...]
Book Review: The Raiders: Sons of Texas
March 10, 2010 – 1:10 am
This is the middle volume of trilogy about two brothers that went to Texas and survived during a time of conflict and strife in the Texas owned and controlled by Mexico. The Main characters are brothers. They are like two peas out of the same pod with very minor differences except for the major one [...]
