About this title: When big syndicates moved into the Texas Panhandle, they fenced in the open range and replaced tradition and trust with written rules of employment until the cowboys had finally had enough. In 1883, the cowboys of the Canadian River country went on strike against the big ranches. Listed as one of the Best Western Novels of all time.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Forge Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780812574500ISBN:0812574508
Description: Very Good. 0812574508 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in very good condition, may have slight worn corners and varying degre..._ read more
Description: Good. Used item may show library stamps, stickers and marks. Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: [0-441-13907-8] [date not known], later printing., later printing. (Mass market paperback) Good. Also writes as Lee McElroy. (Western) read more
Edition: None Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company Inc, New York
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780385052320ISBN:0385052324
Description: No Illustrations. Very Good in Very Good jacket. EX-LIBRARY. EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET WRAPPED IN MYLAR. BLACK CLOTH COVER, CORNERS LIGHTLY BUMPED, LIGHTLY BUMPED EDGES WITH LIGHT SHELFWEAR. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good in Fair jacket. Ex-library with typical marks, shelfwear; lean to spine; sound book. The dj is faded, worn at edges; price intact; glued inside boards. "An unusual, vivid novel of the Old West; a colorful, authentic portrait of the cowboy. " Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Inventory No: 054592. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Date Published: 1985-10
ISBN-13:9780875650548ISBN:0875650546
Description: New in Not Issued jacket. New, older soft cover from bookstore. Nice tight, clean, bright book. No Remainder Marks or other marks found. May show slight age appropriate shelf wear. Sent promptly with tracking number in US. Gift Messaging available. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
"This story was about an actual cowboy strike in Texas in the 1880's. The cowboys didn't win the strike against the wealthy land owners, but they came out ahead in honor and humanity. And of course, how could a story be told where the wealty land owners were the real winners. It wouldn't be believable and nobody would read it. But the story is really about a man's values regarding loyalty, friendship and honesty. The book was actually humorous but in a tragic setting. The genre is western, but there was no gunplay and the heroes didn't carry guns - just like the real working cowboys."
"I'd like to say this book was all cowboy, it sure felt that way as I was listening to it. It's all about the big ranchers versus the little ranchers, and the old-style way of ranching moving over for the new ways. But there is so much more to it about human character, from good to bad. I loved one critical point of the story where the "hero", after being robbed and almost killed by the "big guys" has an opportunity to get back. After taking the first dishonest step, he stops. He thinks about his conscience and his own character. And then he makes that dishonest step honest and doesn't go further down the dishonest path, all with no one looking over his shoulder. It was an excellent story!
As a side note. My mom is a lover of Louis L'Amour and has tried over and over to get me to read his books. I've started a few and can never quite get into them. Not so with this book, and I think whenever I'm in the mood for a western (I spent a good 15 years of my life as a horse lover),I'll turn to Elmer Kelton. Sorry, mom."
"I've been reading a lot of westerns lately and this was the big surprise. I thought that Kelton would be like Louis L'Amour, a capable writer with pulp underpinings. This book was far better than I had anticipated. The cowboy strike is covered early in the novel, but the second half, when unemployed cowboys try to adjust to a new economy, is the strength of the book. Great characters, rich in history, and well-written, a lost classic."
"I really learned a lot from this book. it is on the list of 25 best western westerns ever written. (And, I do like westerns.) it is about the time when the law came to the west. It is about strike and bad and good desisions and where they lead. it is about the people of the west and "Cowboying up.""
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