Elmer Kelton



Elmer's Fans (21)

Laurie
~☆ Alice☆~
Karen J
Steve S...
Mark Lu...
Kevin G...
Clay Ye...
John
Dejo
Susan
Troy
Lee Gol...
Ruslan
John Darby
Kathy
Joseph-...
Thomas ...
Richard...
Ryan
Rick
Keith



Elmer Kelton

Author profile


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

died
August 22, 2009

gender
male

website

genre
Literature & Fiction, Westerns


About this 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...


combine editions
Books by Elmer Kelton

Average rating: 3.90 · 1960 ratings · 277 reviews · 113 distinct works
The Time It Never Rained
4.11 of 5 stars 411 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Good Old Boys
4.23 of 5 stars 423 avg rating — 137 ratings — 11 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Day the Cowboys Quit
4.07 of 5 stars 407 avg rating — 108 ratings — 11 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Pumpkin Rollers
3.92 of 5 stars 392 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Buckskin Line
3.75 of 5 stars 375 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Badger Boy
3.75 of 5 stars 375 avg rating — 75 ratings — 7 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Sons of Texas
4.14 of 5 stars 414 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Six Bits a Day
3.94 of 5 stars 394 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Smiling Country
4.09 of 5 stars 409 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Ranger's Trail
3.81 of 5 stars 381 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
More books by Elmer Kelton…

Quotes by Elmer Kelton

“A little honest swearin" wipeth away anger and bringeth peace to the soul.”
― Elmer Kelton
3 people liked it
like

“I just write whenever I can.”
― Elmer Kelton
tags: writing , writing-craft
1 person liked it
like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
South African Boo...: June SA word challenge! 7 25 28. Juni, 04:41 Uhr  
South African Boo...: Lauren's 2010 reads 59 39 26. Dezember, 01:21 Uhr  
Novel Ladies: Your latest shopping spree 2606 128 18. Januar, 06:41 Uhr  
The Next Best Boo...: Her Royal Orangeness - Frequent Flyer 43 66 16. August, 21:18 Uhr  
American Historic...: Westerns 53 90 25. März, 08:47 Uhr  
Around the World ...: Texas 3 18 26. März, 12:13 Uhr  
Me Time: The Title Game 606 23 20. Mai, 04:06 Uhr  





© 2012 Goodreads Inc