Jericho's Road Contributor(s): Kelton, Elmer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250750628 ISBN-13: 9781250750624 Publisher: Forge OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Texas Rangers |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 4.25" W x 7" (0.55 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When Texas Ranger private Andy Pickard is assigned to help patrol the Texas-Mexico border country he rides directly into a deadly feud. At odds are two land and cattle barons - Jericho Jackson, whose great spread lies just north of the Rio Grande, and Guadalupe Chavez, whose domain lies south of the river. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kelton, Elmer: - Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was the 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 were 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. |