Elmer Kelton

Elmer Kelton

Elmer Kelton was born in Andrews County, Texas, USA on April 29th, 1926 and passed away at the age of 83 on August 22nd, 2009.

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Elmer Kelton Stats: The most read book by Elmer Kelton on Book Notification is The Time It Never Rained, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Buffalo Wagons, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Elmer Kelton books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Tales of Texas Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Captain's Rangers
1968
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2
Joe Pepper
1975
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3
Long Way to Texas
1976
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List of Texas Tradition Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
The Day the Cowboys Quit
1971
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2
Wagontongue
1972
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3
Manhunters
1974
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4
The Wolf and the Buffalo
1980
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5
8
Stand Proud
1984
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6
Dark Thicket
1985
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7
The Man Who Rode Midnight
1987
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8
Honor at Daybreak
1991
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List of Sons of Texas Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Sons of Texas
1989
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2
The Raiders
1989
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3
The Rebels
1989
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List of Hewey Calloway Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Good Old Boys
1982
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2
The Smiling Country
1998
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3
Six Bits a Day
2005
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4
7.7
The Unlikely Lawman (By: Steve Kelton)
2022
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List of Texas Rangers Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Buckskin Line
1999
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2
Badger Boy
2001
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3
7.3
The Way of the Coyote
2001
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4
Ranger's Trail
2002
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5
Texas Vendetta
2004
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6
Jericho's Road
2004
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7
Hard Trail To Follow
2008
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8
Other Men's Horses
2009
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9
Texas Standoff
2010
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List of Buckalew Family Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Massacre at Goliad
1965
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2
8
After the Bugles
1967
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Hot Iron
1956
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2
8.3
Buffalo Wagons
1957
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3
7
Bitter Trail
1959
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4
Texas Rifles
1960
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5
Donovan
1961
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6
6
Pecos Crossing
1963
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7
Horsehead Crossing
1963
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8
Savage Guns (With: Brian Garfield, Alex Hawk)
1968
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9
Shotgun Settlement (With: Brian Garfield, Alex Hawk)
1969
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10
Bowie's Mine
1971
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11
10
The Time It Never Rained
1973
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12
8
Barbed Wire
1980
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13
9.3
Eyes of the Hawk
1981
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14
8
Llano River
1982
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15
Shadow of a Star
1984
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16
6
Hanging Judge
1988
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17
8
Slaughter
1992
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18
The Best Christmas
1993
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19
The Indian in Frontier News
1993
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20
7.3
The Far Canyon
1994
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21
10
The Pumpkin Rollers
1996
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22
8
Cloudy in the West
1997
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23
Christmas at the Ranch
2003
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24
7
Shotgun
2007
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25
Many a River
2008
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
There's Always Another Chance, and Other Stories
1986
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2
The Big Brand
1986
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3
Legend
1999
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4
ReadWest
2011
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5
4
Wild West
2017
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6
4
Hard Ride
2018
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7
8
The Cowboy Way
2020
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8
Law of the Land
2021
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Looking Back West: Selections form the Pioneer News-Observer
1972
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2
Permian: A Continuing Saga
1985
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3
Elmer Kelton: 30 Years of Western Fiction
1985
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4
Living and Writing in West Texas: Two Speeches
1990
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5
The Art of Howard Terpning
1992
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6
The Art of Frank C. McCarthy
1992
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7
The Art of James Bama
1993
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8
Elmer Kelton Country: The Short Nonfiction of a Texas Novelist
1993
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9
My Kind of Heroes: Selected Speeches
1995
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10
Texas
1995
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11
Texas Cattle Barons: Their Families, Land and Legacy
1999
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12
Prairie Gothic (By: John R. Erickson)
2005
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13
Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer
2007
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14
Tom Lovell: Storyteller with a Brush
2020
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List of Elmer Kelton Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Horsing Around
1991
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2
New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories
1994
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3
The Best of the American West II
1999
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4
A Century of Great Western Stories
2001
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5
Lone Star Law
2005
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6
Noah’s Ride
2006
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7
6
Lost Trails
2007
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8
The Way of the West
2008
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9
4
Law of the Gun
2010
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10
Ghost Towns
2010
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Elmer Kelton

Elmer Kelton (Elmer Stephen Kelton) was born on April 29th, 1926. Elmer passed away August 22nd, 2009 at 83 years old. Elmer Kelton was born in Andrews County, Texas, USA.

Elmer Kelton had written 25 standalone novels, starting with Hot Iron in 1956. The most recently released novel was Many a River, which was released in 2008.

Elmer Kelton also wrote 14 Non-Fiction Books, including Looking Back West: Selections form the Pioneer News-Observer and Permian: A Continuing Saga.

Elmer Kelton tied for first for the 1981 Spur Award in the Western Novel category, Lee Head was the other winner.

Elmer Kelton: Awards & Accolades

Elmer Kelton won the Owen Wister Award, Saddleman Award, in 1977.

Kelton's books have also won multiple awards, Buffalo Wagons won the Spur Awards, Western Novel, in 1957. The Day the Cowboys Quit won the Spur Awards, Western Novel, in 1971. The Time It Never Rained won the Spur Awards, Western Novel, in 1973. Eyes of the Hawk won the Spur Awards, Western Novel, in 1981. Slaughter won the Spur Awards, Novel of the West, in 1992. The Far Canyon won the Spur Awards, Novel of the West, in 1994. The Way of the Coyote won the Spur Awards, Western Novel, in 2002.

Related Authors

Fans of Elmer Kelton also enjoy these authors:

  1. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  2. C.J. Box, author of the Joe Pickett Series.
  3. Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Series.
  4. Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
  5. William W. Johnstone, author of The First Mountain Man Series.

Elmer Kelton: F.A.Q

When was Elmer Kelton Born?

Elmer Kelton was born on April 29th, 1926.

When did Elmer Kelton die?

Elmer Kelton died on August 22nd, 2009 at 83 years old.

Where was Elmer Kelton Born?

Elmer Kelton was born in Andrews County, Texas, USA.

What awards has Elmer Kelton won?

Elmer Kelton has won the following awards: Saddleman Award at the Owen Wister Award (1977).

What book awards has Elmer Kelton won?

Buffalo Wagons: Spur Awards Western Novel (1957).
The Day the Cowboys Quit: Spur Awards Western Novel (1971).
The Time It Never Rained: Spur Awards Western Novel (1973).
Eyes of the Hawk: Spur Awards Western Novel (1981).
Slaughter: Spur Awards Novel of the West (1992).
The Far Canyon: Spur Awards Novel of the West (1994).
The Way of the Coyote: Spur Awards Western Novel (2002).

What was the first book Elmer Kelton wrote?

The first book written by Elmer Kelton was Hot Iron, published in 1956.

What was the most recent book Elmer Kelton wrote?

His most recently released work was Law of the Land on November 16th, 2021.

What is the most popular book by Elmer Kelton?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Elmer Kelton book is The Time It Never Rained. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Time It Never Rained (10)
  2. Buffalo Wagons (8.33)
  3. Eyes of the Hawk (9.33)
  4. The Far Canyon (7.33)
  5. Slaughter (8)

How many books has Elmer Kelton written?

Elmer Kelton has written 74 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Tales of Texas Series
  • 8 books in the Texas Tradition Series
  • 3 books in the Sons of Texas Series
  • 3 books in the Hewey Calloway Series
  • 9 books in the Texas Rangers Series
  • 2 books in the Buckalew Family Series
  • 25 Standalone Novels
  • 8 Short Story Collections
  • 13 Non-Fiction Books

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