About Elmer Kelton
One of America's greatest Western storytellers, Elmer Kelton has been voted the greatest Western writers of all time by the Western Writers of America.
Series
Texas Tradition
1. Good Old Boys (1978)
5. The Wolf and the Buffalo (1980)
7. The Day the Cowboys Quit (1971)
13. Stand Proud (1984)
14. The Man Who Rode Midnight (1987)
22. The Manhunters (1974)
23. Wagontongue (1972)
26. Dark Thicket (1985)
32. Honor At Daybreak: A Novel of One Town's Battle for Justice (1991)
1. Good Old Boys (1978)
5. The Wolf and the Buffalo (1980)
7. The Day the Cowboys Quit (1971)
13. Stand Proud (1984)
14. The Man Who Rode Midnight (1987)
22. The Manhunters (1974)
23. Wagontongue (1972)
26. Dark Thicket (1985)
32. Honor At Daybreak: A Novel of One Town's Battle for Justice (1991)
Sons of Texas (writing as Tom Early)
1. Sons of Texas (1989)
2. The Raiders (1989)
3. The Rebels (1990)
1. Sons of Texas (1989)
2. The Raiders (1989)
3. The Rebels (1990)
Texas Rangers
1. The Buckskin Line (1999)
2. Badger Boy (2001)
3. Way of the Coyote (2001)
4. Ranger's Trail (2002)
5. Texas Vendetta (2004)
6. Jericho's Road (2004)
7. Ranger's Law (2006)
8. Hard Trail to Follow (2008)
9. Other Men's Horses (2009)
Lone Star Rising (2003)
1. The Buckskin Line (1999)
2. Badger Boy (2001)
3. Way of the Coyote (2001)
4. Ranger's Trail (2002)
5. Texas Vendetta (2004)
6. Jericho's Road (2004)
7. Ranger's Law (2006)
8. Hard Trail to Follow (2008)
9. Other Men's Horses (2009)
Lone Star Rising (2003)
Novels
Hot Iron (1955)
Buffalo Wagons (1956)
Barbed Wire (1957)
Shadow of a Star (1959)
The Texas Rifles (1960)
Donovan (1961)
Bitter Trail (1962)
Horsehead Crossing (1963)
Massacre at Goliad (1965)
Llano River (1966)
After the Bugles (1967)
Hanging Judge (1969)
Shotgun Settlement (1969) (writing as Alex Hawk)
Bowie's Mine (1971)
The Time It Never Rained (1973)
Long Way to Texas (1976) (writing as Lee McElroy)
Eyes of the Hawk (1981) (writing as Lee McElroy)
Slaughter (1992)
The Indian in Frontier News (1993)
The Best Christmas (1993)
The Far Canyon (1994)
The Pumpkin Rollers (1996)
Cloudy in the West (1997)
The Funeral of Tanner Moody (2004) (with John Jakes and Robert J Randisi)
Noah's Ride: A Collaborative Novel (2006) (with Phyllis Allen, Judy Alter, Mike Blackman, Mike Cochran, Jeff Guinn, Mary Dittoe Kelly, James Ward Lee, James Reasoner and Mary Rogers)
Pecos Crossing (2007)
Many a River (2008)
Shotgun (2009)
Buffalo Wagons (1956)
Barbed Wire (1957)
Shadow of a Star (1959)
The Texas Rifles (1960)
Donovan (1961)
Bitter Trail (1962)
Horsehead Crossing (1963)
Massacre at Goliad (1965)
Llano River (1966)
After the Bugles (1967)
Hanging Judge (1969)
Shotgun Settlement (1969) (writing as Alex Hawk)
Bowie's Mine (1971)
The Time It Never Rained (1973)
Long Way to Texas (1976) (writing as Lee McElroy)
Eyes of the Hawk (1981) (writing as Lee McElroy)
Slaughter (1992)
The Indian in Frontier News (1993)
The Best Christmas (1993)
The Far Canyon (1994)
The Pumpkin Rollers (1996)
Cloudy in the West (1997)
The Funeral of Tanner Moody (2004) (with John Jakes and Robert J Randisi)
Noah's Ride: A Collaborative Novel (2006) (with Phyllis Allen, Judy Alter, Mike Blackman, Mike Cochran, Jeff Guinn, Mary Dittoe Kelly, James Ward Lee, James Reasoner and Mary Rogers)
Pecos Crossing (2007)
Many a River (2008)
Shotgun (2009)
Omnibus
Brush Country (2006)
Texas Showdown (2007)
The Way of the West (2008) (with Max Brand and Cotton Smith)
Texas Sunrise (2008)
Texas Showdown (2007)
The Way of the West (2008) (with Max Brand and Cotton Smith)
Texas Sunrise (2008)
Collections
There's Always Another Chance and Other Stories (1986)
Big Brand (1986)
Legend (1999) (with Judy Alter, Jane Candia Coleman, Loren D Estleman, Ed Gorman, Robert J Randisi and James Reasoner)
Lost Trails (2007) (with Loren D Estleman, William W Johnstone and Louis L'Amour)
Big Brand (1986)
Legend (1999) (with Judy Alter, Jane Candia Coleman, Loren D Estleman, Ed Gorman, Robert J Randisi and James Reasoner)
Lost Trails (2007) (with Loren D Estleman, William W Johnstone and Louis L'Amour)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Looking Back West: Selections from the Pioneer News-observer (1972)
Permian: A Continuing Saga (1985)
30 Years of Western Fiction (1985)
Living and Writing in West Texas: Two Speeches (1988)
The Art of Howard Terpning (1992)
The Art of Frank C. McCarthy (1992)
The Art of James Bama (1993)
Elmer Kelton Country: The Short Nonfiction of a Texas Novelist (1993)
My Kind of Heroes: Selected Speeches (1995)
Fiction Writers Are Liars and Thieves (1995)
Writing the Western Novel (1998)
Elmer Kelton Tells the Truth: His Best Talks On the West, Cowboys And Writing (2000)
Texas Cattle Barons: Their Families, Land, And Legacy (2001)
Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer (2007)
Permian: A Continuing Saga (1985)
30 Years of Western Fiction (1985)
Living and Writing in West Texas: Two Speeches (1988)
The Art of Howard Terpning (1992)
The Art of Frank C. McCarthy (1992)
The Art of James Bama (1993)
Elmer Kelton Country: The Short Nonfiction of a Texas Novelist (1993)
My Kind of Heroes: Selected Speeches (1995)
Fiction Writers Are Liars and Thieves (1995)
Writing the Western Novel (1998)
Elmer Kelton Tells the Truth: His Best Talks On the West, Cowboys And Writing (2000)
Texas Cattle Barons: Their Families, Land, And Legacy (2001)
Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer (2007)
Books about Elmer Kelton
Elmer Kelton and West Texas: A Literary Relationship (1989) by Judy Alter
Elmer Kelton: One collector's bibliography (1993) by Jerry E Hunt
Elmer Kelton: One collector's bibliography (1993) by Jerry E Hunt
Links to other websites
| elmerkelton.net |
Elmer Kelton recommends
Me and Johnny Blue (2000) (Johnny Blue) Joseph A West "A rollicking big windy." |
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