Bitter Trail and Barbed Wire Contributor(s): Kelton, Elmer (Author) |
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ISBN: 143285433X ISBN-13: 9781432854331 Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Westerns - General |
Dewey: 813.54 |
LCCN: 2018024355 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.80 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Topical - Country/Cowboy |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: At one low price, two complete novels by "one of the greatest and most gifted of Western writers." (Historical Novel Society) Barbed Wire |
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. |