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Wild west : short stories / by Elmer Kelton.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Thorndike Press large print Western seriesPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Large print editionDescription: 575 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432854379
  • 1432854372
Related works:
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  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Blind canyon
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Bullets from the past
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Climb the big rim
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Colt size
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Land with no law
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. No epitaph for me
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. One son
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Poison
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Ride a straight road
  • Container of (work): Kelton, Elmer. Deadly homecoming
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Contents:
A heck of a promise -- Blind canyon -- Bullets from the past -- Climb the big rim -- Colt size -- Land with no law -- No epitaph for me -- One son -- Poison -- Ride a straight road -- Deadly homecoming.
Summary: From rodeos to rustlers, from ranch life to the outlaw trail, Elmer Kelton's take on the human condition shows us life in Texas as it was back then: simpler but harder, with danger always present. Filled with unforgettable characters and adventure, and imbued with a love of the time, the people, and the place, these stories take us from the earliest days of the Wild West well into the twentieth century, each one embodying a passion for life that's as wide as Texas sky.
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Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction WESTERN Kelton, Elmer Available 33111009230752
Total holds: 0

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From rodeos to rustlers, from ranch life to the outlaw trail, Elmer Kelton's take on the human condition shows us life in Texas as it was back then: simpler but harder, with danger always present. Filled with unforgettable characters and adventure, and imbued with a love of the time, the people, and the place, these stories take us from the earliest days of the Wild West well into the twentieth century, each one embodying a passion for life that's as wide as Texas sky.



A heck of a promise -- Blind canyon -- Bullets from the past -- Climb the big rim -- Colt size -- Land with no law -- No epitaph for me -- One son -- Poison -- Ride a straight road -- Deadly homecoming.

From rodeos to rustlers, from ranch life to the outlaw trail, Elmer Kelton's take on the human condition shows us life in Texas as it was back then: simpler but harder, with danger always present. Filled with unforgettable characters and adventure, and imbued with a love of the time, the people, and the place, these stories take us from the earliest days of the Wild West well into the twentieth century, each one embodying a passion for life that's as wide as Texas sky.

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