Wagontongue: Volume 23

Wagontongue: Volume 23 - Paperback

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Wagontongue: Volume 23 - Paperback

Wagontongue: Volume 23 - Paperback

by Elmer Kelton
$19.95
$19.95

Book Overview

by Elmer Kelton (Author), Judy Alter (Afterword by)

As a slave, Isaac Jefford went to war and saved the life of his master, Major Lytton. As a free man, Isaac became one of the major's top cowhands, respected--but never totally accepted--by fellow cowboys: when they gathered around the fire to eat their dinner, Isaac took his food and sat on the wagontongue alone.

When Pete Runyan, a bitter southerner, joins the crew, Isaac has to swallow his rage more than once. But then Pete and Isaac are assigned the task of getting cash--profits from the sale of the herd--safely to the Fort Worth bank before a foreclosure deadline. Time and three gunmen on their trail are against them, and their journey becomes a race to prove who is the best man.

First published in 1972 by Bantam as a mass market paperback, Wagontongue is one of Elmer Kelton's classic novels, exploring racial relations on the West Texas plains in the low-key, wry, and compassionate voice that characterizes Kelton's novels. The novel grew from a short story, included in this volume.

Author Biography

Elmer Kelton is the author of over thirty novels set in the West and the recipient of awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Western Writers of America, the Western Literature Association, and others. His latest novel is The Pumpkin Rollers.

Number of Pages: 239
Dimensions: 0.76 x 9.03 x 6.06 IN
Publication Date: November 01, 1996
ISBN9780875651668
Author Elmer Kelton
PublisherTexas Christian University Press
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 1996
LanguageENG- English
Pages239
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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