Kelton, Elmer

The way of the coyote by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
18 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in English and held by 2,375 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Former Comanche captive Rusty Shannon tries to resume a normal life after the end of the Civil War, but instead finds himself confronted by racial tension, murderous outlaws, brutal Comanche bands, and his nemesis--the deadly Oldham brothers

Jericho's road by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
19 editions published between 1984 and 2013 in English and held by 2,312 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a rivalry between a white rancher and a Mexican cattle baron escalates to deadly levels, young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard teams up with former Confederate soldier Farley Brackett to prevent a violent showdown

The good old boys by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
32 editions published between 1978 and 2013 in English and held by 2,266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 1906, cowboy Hewey Calloway realizes that the West is changing and that he must find a new way of life in a new era

Ranger's trail by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
22 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,203 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After the murder of his wife Josie, Texas Ranger Rusty Shannon heads out on the revenge trail, but he soon finds he is tracking the wrong man, in a novel chronicling the exploits and adventures of the Texas Rangers in the Old West

Hard trail to follow by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
14 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in English and held by 2,174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Former Texas Ranger Andy "Badger Boy" Pickard leaves his fiancee's north central Texas farm to pursue Luther Cordell, the outlaw ringleader he believes responsible for the death of his friend, Sheriff Tom Blessing

The time it never rained by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
25 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in English and held by 2,161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The earth lay dying. Crops dried up, and fertile soil dissolved into clouds of yellow. Ranchers did everything within their power, and federal forces were called in fruitlessly. Only Charlie Flagg, old-time Texas cattleman, saw it as a fight worth continuing--and refused to give up his battle against Nature

The smiling country by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
19 editions published between 1998 and 2013 in English and held by 2,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A cowboy struggles to adapt to the modern world in 1910s Texas. Hewey Calloway finds it difficult to accept fences, cars and, worst of all--sheep. Also, he is advancing in years, though here there is a consolation, he is teaching the trade to his nephew

Badger boy by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
23 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in English and held by 2,118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Civil War is over and Texas is reluctantly yielding to the Union soldiers spreading across the state, even into the dangerous Comanche country. David "Rusty" Shannon, proud member of a "ranging company" attempting to protect Texas settlers from Indian depredations, finds that the rangers are being disbanded. He makes his way home to his land on the Red River, hoping to take up the life of a farmer and the hand of the beloved girl he left behind, Geneva Monahan

The rebels : sons of Texas by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
16 editions published between 1990 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the mid-1830s, the Lewis brothers--Andrew, Michael, and James--the sons of Mordecai Lewis, become caught up in the fierce battle for Texas independence from Mexico

The buckskin line by Elmer Kelton ( Book )
22 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,060 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel on the early days of the Texas Rangers when they were merely groups of low-paid cowboys, without badges, protecting ranches from Indians. The hero, Rusty Shannon, runs into a band of Indians which killed his family when he was a child