Law of the Land: Stories of the Old West

by Elmer Kelton

Overview

An action-packed collection of stories of the old West, Law of the Land includes the never-before-published "Biscuits for a Bandit."

Sixteen stories, where good meets bad, and everything in between, from the legendary author of the west, Elmer Kelton. The Law of the Land chronicles some of his most exciting and dangerous tales of the old west, collected together for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250769015
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/24/2022
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	1,021,399
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

ELMER KELTON (1926-2009) was the seven-time Spur Award-winning author of more than forty novels, and the recipient of the Owen Wister Lifetime Achievement award. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. 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 forty-two years, and served in the infantry in World War II.

Table of Contents

1 The Fugitive Book
2 Jailbreak
3 Biscuits for a Bandit
4 There’s Always Another Chance
5 Born to be Hanged
6 O’Malley’s Wife
7 In the Line of Duty
8 Relics
9 North of the Big River
10 The Ghost of Two Forks
11 Lonesome Ride to Pecos
12 Apache Patrol
13 The Last Indian Fight in Kerr County
14 Uncle Jeff and the Gunfighter
15 Sellout
16 Die by the Gun

Editorial Reviews

Kelton is a genuine craftsman with an ear for dialogue and, more important, an understanding of the human heart.”
—Booklist

“You can never go wrong if . . . you pick up a title by Elmer Kelton . . . Kelton's characters jump off the page, they are so real.”
—American Cowboy

“One of the best.”
—The New York Times

“Elmer Kelton is a splendid writer.”
—The Dallas Morning News

“The hallmark of any Elmer Kelton novel is his thorough research and his feel for the time and place.”
—Tulsa World

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