Elmer Kelton

In Barbed wire, the head of a fencing crew is opposed by a former Confederate officer who wants an open range. In Llano River, a band of cow thieves enjoys protection from the law until an army of cowboys decides to burn their own brand of justice on the rustler's hides

In 1861, Rusty Shannon, whose family was killed by a Comanche war party twenty years earlier, joins a company of Texas volunteers dedicated to protecting settlers against Indian raids

A man who lived on both sides of the law is telling a few stories to a preacher before he goes to the hangman

A teamster encounters many hardships in his job, hauling cotton from Texas to Mexico, while the Civil War rages throughout the South

After the death of his father, a twelve-year-old Texas boy escapes his scheming stepmother and seeks help from his drunken cousin, keeping one step ahead of the law and would-be killers

A buffalo hunter travels to Comanche territory in search of a huge herd of buffalo

"The Smiling Country is about a footloose puncher who finds out the hard way that cowboys don't remain young forever and that the inevitable wear and tear of a rugged life forces changes and compromises on the willing and unwilling alike."- Elmer Kelton Hewey Calloway did not know how old he was without stopping to figure, and that distracted his attention from matters of real importance. Elmer Kelton introduced Texas cowboy Hewey Calloway, one...

In Pecos Crossing, two young cowboys, cheated of their hard-earned salary, set out to get what is due them

A band of cow thieves enjoy protection from the law until an army of cowboys decide to burn their own brand of justice on the rustler's hides

After the murder of his wife, Texas Ranger Rusty Shannon heads out on the revenge trail, but he soon finds he is tracking the wrong man