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Texas Rangers (Elmer Kelton) volume 4
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English
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Western Fiction. Chronicles of the origins of the renowned Texas Rangers. 4
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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Kelton presents two stories of his beloved West Texas, cowmen, and cow country in this 'OMNIBUS EDITION.' In 'Pecos Crossing, ' Johnny Fristo and Speck Quitman have been cheated out of six-months' wages by their rancher boss and intend to get it. In 'Shotgun, ' rancher Blair Bishop has to contend with a rival cowman whose herd is encroaching on Blair's land, and a recently released ex-con who has a score to settle with Blair.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"The Good Old Boys: Hewey Calloway has a problem. He wants to be a footloose cowboy, endlessly wandering the land on horseback, but the open range of his childhood is slowly disappearing. Land is being parceled out, barbed-wire fences are springing up all over, and cars are replacing the horse as a mode of transportation. Swimming against the tide of "progress," Hewey begins to understand that the time of the cowboy is over, that the life he dreams...
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Texas Rangers (Elmer Kelton) volume 3
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English
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The Civil WAr has ended, and Texas is isn turmoil as Rusty Shannon rides to his home on the Colorado River 4
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Series
Texas Rangers (Elmer Kelton) volume 9
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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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.
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Sons of Texas volume Bk. 3
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Against the heroic, bloody backdrop of the Texas War of Independence, this novel follows the Lewis brothers and their families as they join such rebels as Jim Bowie and David Crockett in wresting Texas from Mexican rule.
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Calloway series volume 3
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English
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"It is 1910 and cowboy-hero Hewey Calloway, of Kelton's The Good Old Boys is facing a great crisis: forces he can't control are interrupting his freewheeling life"--
10) Jericho's road
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Texas Rangers (Elmer Kelton) volume 6
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English
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Young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is assigned to the Texas-Mexico border and finds himself in the middle of a violent range war, in this sixth book of Kelton's acclaimed Texas Rangers series. Reissue.
12) Llano River
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English
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Former cattleman Dundee is recruited by rancher John Titus to find out who's rustling his cattle. But for Titus, it's not enough that Dundee find the missing cattle. He wants to place the blame on a specific person--a one-time friend turned sworn enemy of the powerful Titus clan. Reissue.
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Series
Texas Rangers (Elmer Kelton) volume 8
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
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Texas Ranger Andy Rickard must unravel a tangled series of events and accomplish his mission of bringing an accused killer to justice.
15) Bowie's mine
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English
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Daniel Provost is the son of a farmer. Living up to his father's high standards for the farm is very hard work, but his life is basically comfortable and a loving woman is waiting to become his wife. But when a well-traveled stranger, bearing a story of Jim Bowie's legendary silver mine, appears at the farm, Daniel might just throw away everything for the chance at adventure he thought had passed him by.
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Series
Texas tradition volume no. 5
Pub. Date
1986
Language
English
Description
Gideon Ledbetter, freed from slavery, finds himself with no land, no money, and no means to make a living. He is drawn into the army, which had painted a deceptively alluring picture of cavalry life. Soon, Gideon becomes locked in a battle with a Comanche warrior, and a portrait emerges of two men who are merely pawns in a tragic conflict.
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Two complete novels by 'one of the greatest and most gifted of Western writers'. (Historical Novel Society) Bitter Trail: Tough teamster Frio Wheeler hauls cotton from Texas to Mexico. But as the Civil War rages through the South, Wheeler must contend with the most difficult challenges he's ever faced, including imprisonment with the bandidos in league with Union sympathizers and the betrayal of his best friend--his former partner and brother of the...
19) Hard ride
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English
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"Bandits, outlaws, romance, and adventure abound in Hard Ride, the second-ever collection of tales of the American West from renowned, seven-time Spur Award-winning author Elmer Kelton. Each of Elmer Kelton's superb stories of the West showcase the strength and power of western spirit. They are filled with marvelous characters--from a rodeo clown who seeks redemption via romance, to an outlaw who comes to the aid of ranchers with no other recourse...
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