Add to that some stern, if flexible morality and tight plotting full of tense, finger-twitching action, and you have some outstanding western fare.' - Booklist on Texas Showdown 'The author, a seven-time Spur Award winner, has created a story rich in historical context, character development and action.' - Tulsa World on Sons of Texas, 'Kelton's writing is absolutely authentic, and he is a master at spinning that wildly expressive species of dusty idiom that makes good western writing so gratifying.

Add to that some stern, if flexible morality and tight plotting full of tense, finger-twitching action, and you have some outstanding western fare.' -BooklistonTexasShowdown 'The author, a seven-time Spur Award winner, has created a story rich in historical context, character development and action.' -TulsaWorldonSons ofTexas, 'Kelton's writing is absolutely authentic, and he is a master at spinning that wildly expressive species of dusty idiom that makes good western writing so gratifying.

'Kelton's writing is absolutely authentic, and he is a master at spinning that wildly expressive species of dusty idiom that makes good western writing so gratifying.

Many a river by elmer kelton