

Honor at Daybreak
Author: Elmer Kelton
Narrator: Jack Garrett
Unabridged: 15 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 06/29/2018
Author: Elmer Kelton
Narrator: Jack Garrett
Unabridged: 15 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 06/29/2018
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.
Another good book by America's best western writer (even L'amour). Honor At Daybreak is set in West Texas during the oil boom of the 1920's. The oil attracts drifters, swindlers and gangsters that quickly make life miserable for the town sheriff, his deputy and good citizens. This story has the ring......more
I’ve been watching "Landman," a new series starting Billy Bob Thorton. By recommendation of my mother, I read "Honor at Daybreak," which is about the Texas Oil Boom of the 1920s. Kelton is a fantastic writer of historical fiction. His books are well-researched, and "Honor at Daybreak" is no differen......more
This one kind of under western transitions. Texas, as they heyday of the cowboy, and long trail drives. Changes into the booming oil industry. California had it's gold rush Texas had black gold. A very well rounded drama. Believable cast of characters. An out of work cowboy, being baptized into working oi......more
What a look at the beginnings of the oil industry! Knowing what I do about Elmer Kelton’s life I see so much of his unique look on both sides of the event. The main character is a Cowboy come to a oilfield boom town. His cowboying job doesn’t work out and he finds himself in the oilfield. There’s th......more