About this title: In the early 1900s, as the Texas of Hewey Calloway's youth is slowly eroding away, he feels time passing him by. Filled with regrets and plagued by an encroaching sense of responsibility, the cowboy mourns the death of the Wild West.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Date Published: 04/2006
ISBN-13:9780875653280ISBN:0875653286
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 271 p. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Forge Books
Date Published: 2000-03-01
ISBN-13:9780812540192ISBN:0812540190
Description: Good. Paperback, edgewear, remainder mark, pages tight. Twenty years ago, in The Good Old Boys, Elmer Kelton introduced one of the most beloved characters in Western fiction, the Texas cowboy Hewey Calloway. Hewey returns in The Smiling Country. It is now 1910 and his freewheeling life is coming to an end--the fences, trucks, and automobiles he hates are creeping in even to remote Alpine, in the "smiling country" of West Texas. When he is badly injured trying to break a renegade horse, he ... read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Forge Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780765360595ISBN:0765360594
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. ******PLEASE NOTE****** Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas unless you select EXPEDITED shipping! Thank you & Happy Holidays! read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Forge Book, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780765360595ISBN:0765360594
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine hinge creased/ several page tips creased. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this DVD supports the North Central Regional Library. Thriftbooks and NCRL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Library ID found on DVD and case. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"Thank goodness Kelton published Hewey and Spring's story, as follow-up to THE GOOD OLD BOYS. Because I'm a romance writer, I was pleased with the happy ending. It was gratifying to see Hewey recognize the difference between him and his buddy Snort."
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