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The Texas tradition series

by Elmer Kelton, George Sessions Perry
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~26h 46min
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About Author

Elmer Kelton

Elmer Kelton (April 29, 1926 – August 22, 2009) was an American author, known for his Westerns. He was born in Andrews County, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1948. Kelton worked as the farm and ranch editor of the San Angelo Standard-Times from 1948 to 1963. He served as the associate editor of Livestock Weekly from 1968 to 1990.

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In 1874 Jeff Layne, a Confederate veteran and reformed hide hunter sick of killing both men and buffalo, is on his way back to Texas to revive the family ranch, which fell into carpetbagger hands. Sequel to: Slaughter.

How the series evolves

beginning
#41 The far canyon
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peak
The man who rode midnight
4.0· best book in series
finale
Honor at daybreak
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overall
0.8· maybe series needed more care

Books in this Series

#41

The far canyon

Elmer Kelton
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In 1874 Jeff Layne, a Confederate veteran and reformed hide hunter sick of killing both men and buffalo, is on his way back to Texas to revive the family ranch, which fell into carpetbagger hands. Sequel to: Slaughter.

Manhunters

Elmer Kelton
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Walls rise up

George Sessions Perry
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"An amusing novel about two down-and-out Texans trying to survive in the Brazos bottoms with as little work as possible." --A.C. Greene THE 50 BEST BOOKS ON TEXAS

The man who rode midnight

Elmer Kelton
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Wes Hendricks begins a one-man war against his family, friends, and the harsh realities of time to hold on to the land he loves.

Honor at daybreak

Elmer Kelton
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The residents of the small town of Caprock become involved with the growing oil prospecting and corruption of Prohibition-era West Texas.