Captains Rangers Texas Rangers

Kelton, Elmer

ISBN 10: 0812574907 / ISBN 13: 9780812574906

Published by Forge Books, 1999

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Synopsis:

In 1875, nearly forty years after the Mexican War, Mexicans and Texans are still spilling blood over ownership of the Nueces Strip - a hot, dry, stretch of coastal prairie that bushwackers and horse thieves have turned into a lawless hell. Captain L. H. McNelly, a complex and determined Confederate veteran, is brought into the Nueces Strip for one purposes: to keep the peace. His measures are harsh and controversial - but McNelly wasn't sent in to be popular. In this boulerpot of killing and racial hatred, can any man bring any lasting peace?

About the Author:

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. His novel 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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Captains Rangers Texas Rangers
Publisher: Forge Books
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good