Elmer Kelton (Author of The Time It Never Rained)

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Elmer Kelton

Born

in Horse Camp, Five Wells Ranch, Andrews County, Texas, The United States

April 29, 1926

Died

August 22, 2009

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Westerns

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Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men鈥檚 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. He served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.

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	The Time It Never Rained 4.31 avg rating — 2,101 ratings — published 1973 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Old Boys (Hewey Calloway, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 911 ratings — published 1978 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day the Cowboys Quit 4.20 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 1971 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Buckskin Line (Texas Rangers, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 731 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Badger Boy (Texas Rangers, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Smiling Country 4.31 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 1998 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way of the Coyote (Texas Rangers, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Six Bits a Day 4.15 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pumpkin Rollers 4.12 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 1996 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ranger's Trail (Texas Rangers, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 2002 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“A bad habit or two is good for a man or a beast. Did you ever know a man who didn't have any bad habits? I have, and I always hated the son of a bitch." -- Charlie Flagg”
― Elmer Kelton, The Time It Never Rained

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“A little honest swearin" wipeth away anger and bringeth peace to the soul.”
― Elmer Kelton

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“I'll be riding rough horses when you are salted away in a box.”
― Elmer Kelton, The Time It Never Rained

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The Time It Never Rained, by Elmer Kelton

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Woe to Live on, by Daniel Woodrell

7 votes 13.5%

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In the Land of Dreamy Dreams, by Ellen Gilchrist

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