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Elmer KeltonAfter the Bugles Forge Books 01/06/2004 0765343029 / 9780765343024 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days In the aftermath of a bitter and bloody war for independence, Texans have finally claimed their freedom from Mexico--but they don’t have much else to brag about. Joshua Buckalew has left behind the deserted battlefields that claimed his brother Thomas. The war has cost him much but it has also given him a strong bond to the land and to the Mexican families who stood with him against the tyrannies of Santa Anna. Josh is travelling with Ramon Hernandez his best friend and the man who had fought with him, side by side. Where they are going, he isn’t quite sure. His home is ashes--burned by either the retreating Texans or the advancing Mexican army—and the land is full of bandits and opportunists who would happily shoot Ramon simply because he is Mexican. Exiles in the land they had fought to liberate, Josh and Ramon struggle to rebuild their lives After the Bugles. 9780765343024 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonBarbed Wire Forge Books 03/04/2007 0765348942 / 9780765348944 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Irishman Doug Monahan runs a fencing crew outside the south Texas town of Twin Wells, digging post-holes and stringing red painted barbed wire for ranchers as protection against wandering stock, rustlers, and land hungry thugs. Monahan's fencing operation is opposed by Captain Andrew Rinehart, a former Confederate officer and an old-school open range baron of the huge R Cross spread. With his brutal foreman, Archer Spann, assigned to the violent work, Rinehart wages a barbed wire war against Doug Monahan. And neither side takes prisoners! 9780765348944 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonBitter Trail Forge Books 15/06/1997 0812551184 / 9780812551181 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days In Bitter Trail, Kelton tells the story of a tough teamster named Frio Wheeler whose wagons haul cotton from Texas to Mexico. Sounds like a peaceable enterprise? The problem is that the Civil War is raging throughout the South and Wheeler's cotton is to be sold for gold--gold used to buy guns and ammunition for the Confederate army. And, added to his balky mules, the broiling heat, and killing drought of the Mexican dessert, Wheeler has even more serious matters to contend with: His wagons are attacked, his cotton bales are burned, he is captured and tortured by bandidos in league with Union sympathizers, and he is betrayed by his best friend--his former partner and brother of the woman he loves! 9780812551181 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonBuffalo Wagons Forge Books 15/11/1997 0812551206 / 9780812551204 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days For Gage Jameson, the summer of 1873 has been a poor hunt. A year ago he felled sixty-two buffalo in one stand, but now the great Arkansas River herd is gone, like the Republican herd before it. In Dodge City, old hide hunters speak is awe of a last great heard to the south--but no hunter who values his scalp dares ride south of the Cimarron and into Comanche territory. None but Gage Jameson.... 9780812551204 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonCaptain's Rangers (Texas Rangers Series) Forge Books 01/08/2006 0812574907 / 9780812574906 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days In 1875, nearly forty years after the Mexican War, Mexicans and Texans are still spilling blood over ownership of the Nueces Strip--a hot, dry stretch of coastal prairie that bushwackers and horse thieves have turned into a lawless hell. Captain L.H. McNelly, a complex and determined Confederate veteran, is brought into the Nueces Strip for one purpose: to keep the peace. His measures are harsh and controversial--but McNelly wasn't sent in to be popular. In this boilerpot of killing and racial hatred, can any man bring lasting peace? 9780812574906 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonCloudy in the West Forge Books 15/01/1999 0812575946 / 9780812575941 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days "The greatest Western writer of all time."--Western Writers of America, Inc. "One of those rare, rare books that will find fans of all ages."--El Paso Herald-Post "One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territroy."--The New York Times. 9780812575941 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonEyes of the Hawk Forge Books 05/02/2008 0765360543 / 9780765360540 Reprint Edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days “Eyes of the Hawk was inspired by an old Texas legend about an embittered father who swore to kill the town that had killed his son, and let vengeance turn him into the man he hated most.” —Elmer Kelton No one wants you to tamper with a legend, especially by telling the truth. So begins the story of a proud man named Thomas Canfield. He is descended from the earliest Texas pioneers and has inherited their courage and fortitude. To the Mexican citizens of Stonehill, Texas, he is “El Gavilán”—the Hawk—so called for the fire in his eyes, especially when confronted by the likes of Branch Isom. This insolent, dangerous newcomer intends to build his fortune at Canfield’s expense but underestimates his opponent. When a deadly feud ensues, the town of Stonehill heads toward a day of reckoning and the creation of a legend. 9780765360540 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonHanging Judge Forge Books 15/04/2002 0812561562 / 9780812561562 1st edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Elmer Kelton, voted "The Greatest Western Writer of All Time" by the Western Writers of America, is a legend in the field of Western literature. Famous for his realistic characters and accurate depictions of the history of his home state of Texas, Elmer Kelton continues to write exceptional novels of American history. In Hanging Judge, Justin Moffitt is eager to help keep the peace as a deputy marshal in small-town Texas. That is, until Justin is assigned to the wrong marshal-a "hanging judge" who is as famous for his ruthlessness as he is for his commitment to justice. When Justin's boss hangs a controversial criminal, Justin must defend himself against an army of friends and relatives, desperate for revenge. 9780812561562 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonHard Trail to Follow (Texas Rangers, No 7) Forge Books 30/12/2008 0765354292 / 9780765354297 First Edition Edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Kelton takes the outlaw’s side in his latest western, a turn that promises to lead into some welcome tricky footing for the genre’s genial master storyteller. Luther Cordell gets himself locked up after robbing a bank (honorable enough) but then must hightail it after a partner kills the sheriff during his jailbreak (not honorable). While eluding the law, Cordell laments his life of crime and how easily he could have been an upstanding citizen had one or two breaks fallen his way. In his wake, Ranger Andy Pickard becomes increasingly baffled as each person along Cordell’s trail can’t heap enough praise about how good a man that criminal seemed to be, deep down. Kelton misses the chance to delve into the outlaw’s more complex faults rather than his simplistic virtues, and it all wears a little thin by the time the inevitable showdown occurs. Still, Kelton is such a fantastic hand at guiding his prose through frontier Texas that, as usual, fans won’t be disappointed. It just would have been nice to see him strain a bit harder. --Ian Chipman. 9780765354297 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonHot Iron Forge Books 27/12/2005 0812551192 / 9780812551198 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days In the early days of the Texas panhandle, starting a new life is hard--but keeping it is even harder. Espy Norwood is a troubleshooter who's got troubles of his own--and more troubles find him when he lands a job on a ranch on the Texas plains. Bitter landowners plot against him, determined cattle thieves sneak right under his nose, and his own son refuses to trust or even know him. Can he catch the thieves, save the ranch, and win his son's love? 9780812551198 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonJericho's Road (Texas Rangers) Forge Books 30/06/2009 0765363704 / 9780765363701 First Edition Edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Seven-time Spur Award–winner and the author of more than 40 books, Kelton serves up another action-packed western with this sixth volume in his Texas Ranger series. The Texas-Mexico border in the 1870s was a bad place for gringos and Mexicans alike: both sides raided, rustled and murdered to settle old scores from the days of the Alamo and the Mexican War. Texas Rangers Andy Pickard and Farley Brackett are assigned to an understaffed Ranger company along the Nueces Strip, a bit of desert fought over by Mexican rancher Guadalupe Chavez and Texas land baron Jericho Jackson, and they quickly realize that keeping these enemies apart will be a deadly job. An ill-advised killing and a coverup cause Jackson to declare all-out war on the Chavez family, with the Rangers caught in the crossfire. Andy and Farley try desperately to stop the killings but are hampered by a commander who'd rather just let both sides kill each other off. As ambushes and gun battles leave lead-perforated vacqueros and cowboys all over the desert, the Rangers determine that there's more to the feud than family loyalty, racism and old insults. Once again, Kelton offers an exciting tale in which the bad guys are really bad and some of the good guys are, too. His characters are sharply defined, the historical background is vivid and the gunplay can't be beat. 9780765363701 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonLlano River Forge Books 26/08/2004 0765343010 / 9780765343017 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days When former cattle man Dundee wanders into the town of Titusville, he's broke, tired and itching for a fight. Instead, he gets a job offer...from none other than the top man in town, John Titus. Titus recruits Dundee to find out who's rustling his extensive herd of cattle. But for Titus, it isn't enough that Dundee find the missing cattle. He wants to place the blame on a specific person...Blue Roan Hardesty, a one-time friend turned sworn enemy of the powerful Titus clan. All Titus needs is hard proof, and Dundee is just the man to get it. What Dundee uncovers creates a shooting war out of a simmering feud...with him in the middle. 9780765343017 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonLong Way to Texas Forge Books 27/09/2011 076532976X / 9780765329769 First Edition Edition Hardcover New Ships in 10-14 Day After Release date In Joe Pepper, the title character, while awaiting a hangman’s noose, tells the story of how he discovered a propensity for violence while seeking revenge. The irony is that Joe’s keen sense of justice puts him on he wrong side of the law. Long Way to Texas, taking place just after the Civil War battle of Glorieta Pass in New Mexico, is the story of Lt. David Buckalew, whose remnant of Confederate riflemen is under siege and low on rations and water. Complicating matters is the young officer’s self-doubt and fear of failure. Thomas Canfield of Eyes of the Hawk, known to the Mexican citizens of his town of Stonehill, Texas, as "El Gavilán" — the Hawk — is not a man to forgive a wrong. He sets out to prove this to an insolent ranchman rival who intends building a fortune at Canfield’s expense. The Hawk has a radically different idea: he will destroy the town before yielding to his enemy. This omnibus edition features a new introduction by Dale L. Walker, author of twenty-three novels and a past president of the Western Writers of America. 9780765329769 0.00 Price:
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Louis L'amour; William W. Johnstone; Elmer Kelton & Loren D. EstlemanLost Trails Pinnacle 01/05/2007 0786018240 / 9780786018246 Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days They are the stuff of legend, thundering out of the harsh landscapes and stunning vistas of the American West, vividly lodged in our collective imaginations. From Buffalo Bill to Billy the Kid, from Cochise to Jesse James, these names and so many others screamed across newspaper and magazine headlines while the Wild West was won. "Lost Trails" features inventive, hard-riding, action-packed stories by America's best Western writers. Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone, Loren Estleman, Johnny Boggs, Don Coldsmith, and many more, share tales of the legends born out of the wild frontier. So sit a spell and listen to a good ol' yarn about Mark Twain's meeting with Buffalo Bill, a man who shoed horses for Jesse James, or a little known nugget about Cochise by the legendary Louis L'Amour...and for a time, you can find yourself riding those "Lost Trails" with the real people that make the legends of the West come alive today. 9780786018246 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonShadow of a Star Forge Books 03/02/2004 0765342995 / 9780765342997 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Deputy Sheriff Jim-Bob McClain isn't sure he's ready to follow in his father's footsteps as the law in Coolridge County. In fact, he has a hard enough time keeping the peace between the drunks in the local saloon. But with tough Sheriff Mont Naylor to back him up he figures he can handle whatever comes his way. Jim-Bob's first real assignment is no piece of cake. He must escort a ruthless outlaw into the hands of justice. All seems well with the lawless killer firmly in Jim-Bob's custody. But nothing prepares him for an angry mob, determined to take the law into their own hands and provide their own brand justice: a hangman's noose. Shadow of a Star is a gripping tale by Elmer Kelton, voted one of the best Western Writers of all time by Westerns Writers of America, Inc. 9780765342997 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonShotgun Forge Books 02/06/2009 0765348969 / 9780765348968 First Edition Edition Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Rancher Blair Bishop of Two Forks, Texas, has too many enemies . . . and they are closing in on him. Macy Modock, whom Bishop sent to prison ten years ago, is out of the hoosegow. Modock is returning to Two Forks along with his sidekick, who is known to be a mean gunman. Also arrayed against Bishop is rival cowman Clarence Cass, who is running his animals on Bishop’s land. Complicating matters, Cass’s daughter, Jessie, and Bishop’s son, Allan, are in love. Macy Modock, determined to get even with the man who sent him to prison, schemes with Cass to ruin Bishop. The black-hearted pair lay claim to untitled lands Bishop uses to graze his cattle – a plan that leads to a deadly confrontation in which two men will die. 9780765348968 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonSix Bits a Day (Hewey Calloway) Forge Books 03/10/2006 0765348462 / 9780765348463 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Hewey Calloway is a fun-loving cowboy who can't shoot straight; his younger brother, Walter, is a serious cowboy who, much to Hewey's horror, wants to marry a pretty girl and become a farmer. Both are looking for a job and a meal in 1889 West Texas. After being mistaken for rustlers and rescued from hanging by a friendly Texas Ranger (a terrific character from another Kelton series), the boys hire on with Mr. C.C. Tarpley's cattle ranch, working for six bits—75 cents—a day. Hewey volunteers them both to drive cattle from San Antonio back to Tarpley's ranch on the Pecos, hoping Walter will forget his fanciful notions. The trip has its share of excitement, but when their Texas Ranger friend asks for help in capturing a hard-boiled case, Hewey gets real nervous. Add some clever cattle stealing back on the Pecos, a range feud between two stubborn cattle barons, rival gangs of cowboys who would rather get drunk together and let their bosses fist-fight, and some of Hewey's pranks, and Kelton, who has more than 40 westerns to his credit, is riding high again. Not much six-gun action, but Hewey's smart mouth more than makes up for the lack of gunsmoke. (Nov.) 9780765348463 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonSons of Texas (Sons of Texas Trilogy 1) Forge Books 30/05/2006 0765348977 / 9780765348975 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days Praise for Elmer Kelton: "Elmer Kelton is to Texas what Mark Twain was to the Mississippi River."--Jory Sherman, author of The Barons of Texas "As always, Mr. Kelton's history is accurate and his characters clearly drawn and believable." -The Dallas Morning News on Jericho's Road "Once again, Kelton offers and exciting tale in which the bad guys are really bad and some of the good guys are, too. His characters are sharly defined, the historical background is vivid and the gunplay can't be beat." -Publishers Weekly on Jericho's Road "Multiple Spur Award-winner Kelton knows how to tell a wallopin' good story without beating the reader over the head with it. His affection for his characters and his gentle sense of humor win the reader over bit by bit, until we find ourselves genuinely caring how the story comes out . --Abilene Reporter-News "Elmer Kelton writes of early Texas with unerring authority. His knowledge of the state's history is complete, too--drawn from the lives of real people. . . . The fate of Texas is at hand, and Kelton will have readers eager to find out what happens."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram on The Buckskin Line "You can never go wrong if you want to read a good story with realistic characters and you pick up a title by Elmer Kelton. In the case of his newest book, The Smiling Country, the guarantee is as good as gold. . . . Kelton's characters jump off the page, they are so real. This is another fine title from the man named the greatest western writer of all time in a 1995 survey by the Western Writers of America." --American Cowboy. 9780765348975 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonStand Proud Forge Books 04/03/2008 0765360578 / 9780765360571 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days “Pain resulting from other men's follies causes Stand Proud's Frank Claymore to develop an iron will that heeds no man's judgment except his own, nor any woman's. Some of his decisions are wrong, and the price of pride proves high.”— Elmer Kelton The jarring strike of the clock in the towering cupola drew Frank Claymore's unwilling eyes to the two-story courthouse. Frank Claymore is not easy to like—to admire, maybe, but not to like. He is cantankerous, stubborn, and intolerant—the very qualities that make him a success as an open-range cattleman on the West Texas frontier. In one of his most memorable novels, acclaimed Western writer Elmer Kelton follows Frank Claymore’s life from the time of the Civil War to the dawn of the 20th century—through marriage, births, deaths, and a creeping change in the society that once hailed him as a hero, but which later has him condemned and tried for murder. 9780765360571 0.00 Price:
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Elmer KeltonTexas Vendetta Forge Books 01/02/2005 0765344807 / 9780765344809 Mass Market Paperback New Ships in 10-14 Days In a cloud of gun smoke and hot lead, the Texas Rangers once again blast their way across 1870s Texas in this fifth volume of Kelton's series about frontier lawmen eager to dish out six-gun justice. Following last year's Ranger's Trail, this latest installment finds the Rangers in the middle of a bloody family feud between the Landon and Hopper clans. Rangers Andy Pickard and Farley Brackett are assigned to transport a killer to a county court for trial and hanging, when this easy task turns into a deadly game of escape, ambush and murder. The prisoner, Jayce Landon, killed a Hopper family member in a longstanding feud between the two families. Now one family wants to free Jayce, the other wants to kill him and the Rangers are targets for both sides. Andy is young, still learning about being a lawman and eager to prove himself. Farley is a former outlaw, proud that every man he killed deserved it. The two barely get along as partners, but in a fight they make a good team. When their prisoner escapes, the two Rangers find themselves in a complex and curious situation, uncertain who to arrest and who to shoot. Former Ranger Rusty Shannon returns to help, and together the three lawmen discover that the facts are all wrong, while stacking up dead bushwhackers and getting shot to pieces themselves. Add a fatherly bank robber with a conscience, a willful wife, some plot twists and fancy gunplay, and seven time Spur Award-winner Kelton delivers another terrific western. 9780765344809 0.00 Price:
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