There's Always Another Chance and Other Stories by Elmer Kelton HC DJ 1st FINE

Description: Inventory ID 657211. Hardcover Cloth 192 pages. Condition Fine Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition 1986. Attractive white buckram boards and brown embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scratches, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. A collection of Western short stories by Elmer Kelton, a renowned author in the Western fiction genre. Brings together a variety of tales that showcase Kelton's talent for depicting the American West with depth and realism. The stories often delve into the lives of everyday people facing extraordinary circumstances, set against the backdrop of the rugged and unforgiving landscape of Texas and the Southwest. Elmer Kelton weaves a tapestry of the American frontier, populated by memorable characters and grounded in historical detail. His writing captures the spirit of the West—its vastness, its challenges, and the enduring resilience of those who called it home. Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was 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 have been 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.

Price: 10.8 USD

Location: San Antonio, Texas

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Book Title: There's Always Another Chance and Other Stories

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Ex Libris: No

Book Series: NONE

Narrative Type: Fiction

Original Language: English

Publisher: Fort Concho Museum Press

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Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults

Edition: First Edition

Vintage: Yes

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Publication Year: 1986

Type: HARDCOVER

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: NONE

Author: Elmer Kelton, AUTHOR

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Features: Dust Jacket, 1st Edition

Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Crime & Thriller, Fairy Tale, Family, Parenting & Relations, History, Military, Romance

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: American History, Civil War, Crime, First Love, Love, Military History, Modern History, Parenting, Thriller, True Crime, True Military Stories, True Stories, World History, World War II