Joe Pepper

Name: Joe Pepper
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Elmer Kelton
ISBN: 9781501904134

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: Pete Bradbury

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/13/2017

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Joe Pepper is a Texas badman with quite a past. In fact, there isn't much that Joe hasn't done in his forty years of living on both sides of the Texas law-except face the hangman. Now, convicted of murder, Joe is about to get that privilege. But before he goes, Joe has a few things he wants to say-and a few stories that he wants to set straight. With Joe Pepper, legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton tells a fine and moving tale of the history of his home state of Texas.

About Elmer Kelton

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on September 08, 2019

Joe Pepper is quite a character. He tells a preacher his story while he waits in jail to be hung, so the style of the story is more like a fireside yarn. The narrator did a perfect job. I really thought I was listening to an old cowboy in his last hours. Joe wasn't really a bad man, though he had tha......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on March 01, 2014

The more books I have read by Elmer Kelton, I really believe he is one of the best story tellers ever. This book is almost like writing in the first person as if Joe Pepper was actually telling you the story of his life. At first I didn't know if I was going to like this type of writing, but just li......more

Goodreads review by Nelda Wilhite on March 24, 2015

ELMER KELTON AT HIS BEST ***** A different style of story but intriguing as well as humorous. Recommended to more than just the western reader.......more

Goodreads review by Candace on August 17, 2022

Joe Pepper is told in a pitch-perfect voice. It's about an old man telling a minister about his life before he is scheduled to be hanged. Lots of telling, but the voice makes it worth the read.......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on March 21, 2012

Very good western told with tongue firmly in cheek. Old gunfighter is waiting in jail to be hung and tells his life story to a preacher. Nice ending! Recommended to western fans!......more