The Smiling Country [Dramatized Adaptation]

Name: The Smiling Country [Dramatized Adaptation]
Brand: Graphic Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Elmer Kelton
ISBN: 9781648792908

Author: Elmer Kelton

Series: Hewey Calloway

Narrator: James Konicek, Yasmin Tuazon, Thomas Keegan, Tom Simpson, Ken Jackson, Bobby Aselford, Nanette Savard, Michael John Casey, Sherri Simpson, Catherine Aselford, Lily Beacon, Tim Carlin, Michael Glenn, Drew Kopas, Joe Brack, A Full Cast, Christopher Graybill, Dylan Lynch, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Christopher Scheeren, Mort Shelby

Unabridged: 6 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: GraphicAudio

Published: 06/03/2020

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Changes have come to 1910 Texas and Hewey Calloway doesn't like them. An injury signals the end of his freewheeling life and he begins to see the loneliness of the road ahead, if he doesn't take action to change his direction. Can his past hold the key to improving his future?

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 Camie on April 14, 2023

I enjoyed this second book of the Hewey Calloway series. Hewey is getting older, being a cowboy is becoming tougher, and horses are beginning to be replaced by motorcars. Our hero Hewey faces some big decisions as his future of continuing the tough life of a rough and tumble bronc riding cowboy is b......more

Goodreads review by Sequoyah on September 05, 2024

Exactly the kind of book I love! And I expected nothing less from Elmer Kelton. This book seemed to move a little slower than some of his others, but the Hewey is a little older than he was in The Good Ole Boys. He’s still the same lovable character though. You get to see a really raw side of Hewey......more

Goodreads review by Megargee on March 23, 2014

I am an Elmer Kelton fan, so when I dashed into the library I headed for the "K" section. As usual Kelton did not disappoint. However, I suspect I would have enjoyed The Smiling Country even more if I had previously read The Good Old Boys and become acquainted with the characters. I am not familia......more