Sandhills Boy, Elmer Kelton
Sandhills Boy, Elmer Kelton
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Sandhills Boy
The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer

Author: Elmer Kelton

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 8 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/25/2008

Synopsis

Voted by his peers as the best Western writer of all time and honored with a record seven Spur Awards, Elmer Kelton is the beloved author of such compelling tales as The Good Old Boys. A beautifully written and highly readable memoir, Sandhills Boy reveals the origins of a unique storytelling talent and Texas treasure. "Charming memoir . a pleasure through and through."-Kirkus Reviews

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 Jeff

An excellent autobiography by Elmer Kelton, the world's greatest writer of western fiction. His fictional characters are almost always non-heroes who just step up and do what is necessary. That's pretty much how he lived his life. He lived in San Angelo, Texas which is where my son lives. There is a......more

Goodreads review by John

A fine autobiography from the best western novelist I've read. The world lost a good man when Elmer passed away in 2009.......more

Goodreads review by Sequoyah

Elmer Kelton’s autobiography holds the same sense of story and heart as his novels do. I enjoyed learning not only more about Elmer’s life but those of his dad, brothers, and friends.......more

Goodreads review by Karen

I'm glad Kelton wrote his biography, and I'm only sorry I didn't pick it up at the book festival in Austin where I listened to Kelton read from the pages when it was first released. At that event, he also answered questions from the many in attendance. Standing room only for him (though he shared th......more

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