The Time It Never Rained - Softcover

Kelton, Elmer

 
9780812574517: The Time It Never Rained

Synopsis

Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent, and ornery Texas rancher, must wage his own war against the drought of the early 1950s when he and his family refuse the assistance of federal aid programs. Reprint.

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About the Author

Elmer Kelton, author of more than forty novels, 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. For forty-two years he had a parallel career in agricultural journalism.

Among his awards have been seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Among his best-known works have been The Time It Never Rained and The Good Old Boys, the latter made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones.

He served in the infantry in World War II. He and his wife, Ann, a native of Austria, live in San Angelo, Texas. They have three children, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

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