Author: Elmer Kelton
Narrator: Richard Rohan, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Ken Jackson, Eric Messner, A Full Cast, Christopher Graybill, Dylan Lynch, Nanette Savard, Kimberly Gilbert, Joe Brack, David Harris, Tim Andrés Pabon, Mort Shelby, Danny Gavigan, Michael Glenn, Nora Achrati, Bradley Smith, Tim Carlin, David Coyne, Gary Telles
Unabridged: 5 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: GraphicAudio
Published: 06/03/2020
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.
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
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
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
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