Pecos Crossing

Name: Pecos Crossing
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Elmer Kelton
ISBN: 9781501903823

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: Graham Winton

Unabridged: 4 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/18/2015

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Johnny Fristo and Speck Quitman, young, hard-working cowboys from Fort Concho, Texas, have worked six months--at $20 a month--on the Devil's River. Their boss, a hawk-faced cow trader named Larramore, reneges on the money he owes the boys and sneaks out of the cow camp and heads for San Angelo. Fristo is tall and thin, his mind a hundred miles away; Quitman is short, bandy-legged, and "bedazzled by the flash of cards and the slosh of whiskey." The two are as different as sun and moon but are inseparable--and now they have a mission: find Larramore and extract the money he owes them.

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 Ed

Western. This 1963 novel by author Elmer Kelton is a classic western tale of seeking justice through tracking the malefactors - with a twist. The new bride of former Texas Ranger Milam Haggard is accidently killed in an altercation between shifty cow trader Larramore and cowboy partners Johnny Frist......more

Goodreads review by Mayda

I enjoyed reading this well-written story with an interesting plot, likable and life-like characters, and locations integral to the story. I do not remember reading a book by Elmer Kelton before, but he is definitely a part of my future reading list.......more

Goodreads review by Clara

This book in a subline way deals with an out of wedlock birth and the stigma it carried in the 19th century. There is plenty of action in this book to hold your attention.......more

Goodreads review by Dan

It's a good one.......more

Goodreads review by DocHolidavid

I good Ol'time western story. Not one of blazing guns, rather the regret of guns and mistakes. It's a good read.......more