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10 series · 86 booksTales of Texas Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Captain's Rangers | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Joe Pepper | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Long Way to Texas | 1976 | Buy from Amazon |
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| 1 | The Day the Cowboys Quit | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Wagontongue | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Manhunters | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Wolf and the Buffalo | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Stand Proud | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Dark Thicket | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Man Who Rode Midnight | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Honor at Daybreak | 1991 | Buy from Amazon |
Sons of Texas Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Sons of Texas | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Raiders | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Rebels | 1989 | Buy from Amazon |
Hewey Calloway Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Good Old Boys | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Smiling Country | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Six Bits a Day | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Unlikely Lawman ( By: Steve Kelton) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Buckskin Line | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Badger Boy | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Way of the Coyote | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Ranger's Trail | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Texas Vendetta | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Jericho's Road | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Hard Trail To Follow | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Other Men's Horses | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Texas Standoff | 2010 | Buy from Amazon |
Buckalew Family Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Massacre at Goliad | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | After the Bugles | 1967 | Buy from Amazon |
Elmer Kelton Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Hot Iron | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Buffalo Wagons | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Bitter Trail | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Texas Rifles | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Donovan | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Pecos Crossing | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Horsehead Crossing | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Savage Guns ( With: Brian Garfield, Alex Hawk) | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Shotgun Settlement ( With: Brian Garfield, Alex Hawk) | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Bowie's Mine | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Time It Never Rained | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Barbed Wire | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Eyes of the Hawk | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Llano River | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Shadow of a Star | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Hanging Judge | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Slaughter | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | The Best Christmas (Short Story) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | The Indian in Frontier News | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Far Canyon | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Pumpkin Rollers | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Cloudy in the West | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Christmas at the Ranch (Short Story) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Shotgun | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Many a River | 2008 | Buy from Amazon |
Elmer Kelton Short Story Collections
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | There's Always Another Chance, and Other Stories | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Big Brand | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Legend | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | ReadWest | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Wild West | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Hard Ride | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Cowboy Way | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Law of the Land | 2021 | Buy from Amazon |
Elmer Kelton Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Looking Back West: Selections form the Pioneer News-Observer | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Permian: A Continuing Saga (Short Story) | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Elmer Kelton: 30 Years of Western Fiction | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Living and Writing in West Texas: Two Speeches | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Art of Howard Terpning | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Art of Frank C. McCarthy | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Art of James Bama | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Elmer Kelton Country: The Short Nonfiction of a Texas Novelist | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | My Kind of Heroes: Selected Speeches (Short Story) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Texas (Short Story) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Texas Cattle Barons: Their Families, Land and Legacy | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Prairie Gothic ( By: John R. Erickson) | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Tom Lovell: Storyteller with a Brush (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Elmer Kelton Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Horsing Around | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Best of the American West II | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | A Century of Great Western Stories | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Lone Star Law | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Noah’s Ride | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Lost Trails | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Way of the West | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Law of the Gun | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Ghost Towns | 2010 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was an American author renowned for his prolific contributions to Western literature. Born in Crane, Texas, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II before pursuing a career in journalism and writing. Kelton published over 30 novels, including classics such as "The Buffalo Soldiers," "The Good Old Boys," and "The Time It Never Rained." His works captured the essence of the American West, depicting the lives of cowboys, pioneers, and settlers with authenticity and humor. Kelton's exceptional storytelling earned him numerous accolades, including the Golden Spur Award for Western Literature, the Owen Wister Award for Excellence in Western Writing, and the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. His novels have been translated into multiple languages and continue to be widely read and enjoyed by readers worldwide.