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""The Good Old Boys is probably the closest I have ever come to writing from sheer inspiration. Hewey Calloway and the other characters took hold of the story like a cold-jawed horse grabbing onto the bit, and about all I could do was hang on for the ride."--Elmer Kelton
"One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territory."--"The New York Times
""The Good Old Boys" is probably the closest I have ever come to writing from sheer inspiration. Hewey Calloway and the other characters took hold of the story like a cold-jawed horse grabbing onto the bit, and about all I could do was hang on for the ride."--Elmer Kelton
"One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territory."--"The New York Times"
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"One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territory."--"The New York Times
""The Good Old Boys" is probably the closest I have ever come to writing from sheer inspiration. Hewey Calloway and the other characters took hold of the story like a cold-jawed horse grabbing onto the bit, and about all I could do was hang on for the ride."--Elmer Kelton
"One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territory."--"The New York Times"
"The Good Old Boys" is probably the closest I have ever come to writing from sheer inspiration. Hewey Calloway and the other characters took hold of the story like a cold-jawed horse grabbing onto the bit, and about all I could do was hang on for the ride. "Elmer Kelton"
One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territory. "The New York Times""
-The Good Old Boys is probably the closest I have ever come to writing from sheer inspiration. Hewey Calloway and the other characters took hold of the story like a cold-jawed horse grabbing onto the bit, and about all I could do was hang on for the ride.- --Elmer Kelton
-One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territory.- --The New York Times
"The Good Old Boys is probably the closest I have ever come to writing from sheer inspiration. Hewey Calloway and the other characters took hold of the story like a cold-jawed horse grabbing onto the bit, and about all I could do was hang on for the ride." --Elmer Kelton
"One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territory." --The New York Times
Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was the award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men's Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards have been seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years, and served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1995
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- ISBN 13 9780099576211
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