Elmer Kelton
2) Hard ride
Author
Publisher
Forge
Language
English
Description
Imbued with an adventurous spirit, Hard Ride is filled with many heartfelt glimpses into the authentic experience of the American West. These stories encompass an enormous array of scenes from the early days of the Wild West into the twentieth century. Readers of all ages can enjoy these tales, each one filled with a passion for life that’s as vast as the Texas prairie.
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
In 1861, Rusty Shannon, whose family was killed by a Comanche war party twenty years earlier, rides out from the family homestead to join a company of Texas volunteers dedicated to protecting settlers against Indian raids
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Language
English
Description
Newly married Texas Ranger Andy Pickard and his new partner, Logan Daggett, investigate a series of murders and cattle thefts in central Texas, a task complicated by a gang of masked vigilantes and the appearance of a notorious gunman.
15) Llano River
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dundee works to stop a cattle rustling operation and gets caught in the middle of a deadly feud.
18) Texas vendetta
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2005, 2004
Language
English
Description
Andy, a young Texas Ranger, joins forces with Farley, a Confederate soldier turned ranger, to deliver a prisoner to stand trial for murder, but the two lawmen soon find themselves in the middle of two warring families.
19) Hot iron
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
In the early days of the Texas panhandle, starting a new life is hard. Espy Norwood is a troubleshooter who's got troubles of his own--and more troubles find him when he lands a job on a ranch on the Texas plains. Bitter landowners plot against him, determined cattle thieves sneak right under his nose, and his own son refuses to trust or even know him. Can he catch the thieves, save the ranch, and win his son's love?
20) The cowboy way
Author
Language
English
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Description
"No one writes the old west like Seven-time Spur Award-winning author Elmer Kelton. In The Cowboy Way, Kelton captures the action, adventure, brotherhood and betrayal of the old west, chronicling the highs and lows of cowboy life in these sixteen stories, collected together for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.