

The Smiling Country
Author: Elmer Kelton
Series: Hewey Calloway #1
Narrator: George Guidall
Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/22/2017
Author: Elmer Kelton
Series: Hewey Calloway #1
Narrator: George Guidall
Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/22/2017
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.
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
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
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