

Bowie's Mine
Author: Elmer Kelton
Series: Buckalew Family #3
Narrator: Paul Woodson
Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/18/2016
Author: Elmer Kelton
Series: Buckalew Family #3
Narrator: Paul Woodson
Unabridged: 5 hr 59 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/18/2016
Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was the award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s 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 were 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.
Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey fans will enjoy Kelton's short novel about a search for Jim Bowie's lost silver mine during the Republic of Texas period. There is a cast of several varied and conflicting characters that face thieves, Mexican soldiers, and Indians. An interesting Western read.......more
3 1/2 stars: This novel is far more an adventure yarn than a traditional western. Fun but not rich with substance.......more