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In Stand Proud , one of his most controversial novels, legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton takes on a character who is not as easy to like as he is to admire. Frank Claymore is cantankerous, stubborn, and intolerant - just the qualities that make him a success as an open-range cattle rancher on the West Texas frontier. Stand Proud follows Claymore form the time of the Civil War to the dawn of the twentieth century - through marriage, births, deaths, and a creeping change in the society that once hailed himas a hero, and which later has him condemned as a despoiler and tried for murder. Based in part of legendary rancher Charles Goodnight, Claymore is only one example of the many men who dreamed of cattle, and through their dedication to that dream came to change the face of Western history.Product Identifiers
PublisherMacmillan Audio
ISBN-101427212953
ISBN-139781427212955
eBay Product ID (ePID)109147555
Product Key Features
Publication Year2011
TopicWesterns
Book TitleStand Proud
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
AuthorElmer Kelton
Dimensions
Item Height0.7in.
Item Length5.9in.
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Width5.2in.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"Elmer Kelton is a Texas treasure." - El Paso Herald-Post "Recently voted 'the greatest Western writer of all time' by the Western Writers of America, Kelton creates characters more complex than L'Amour's. "-Kirkus Reviews "Elmer Kelton writes of early Texas with unerring authority. His knowledge of the state's history is complete, too-drawn from the lives of real people . . . . The fate of Texas is at hand, and Kelton will have readers eager to find out what happens."- Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Elmer Kelton writes of early Texas with unerring authority. His knowledge of the state's history is complete, too-drawn from the lives of real people . . . . The fate of Texas is at hand, and Kelton will have readers eager to find out what happens., Recently voted 'the greatest Western writer of all time' by the Western Writers of America, Kelton creates characters more complex than L'Amour's., "Elmer Kelton is a Texas treasure." -- El Paso Herald-Post "Recently voted 'the greatest Western writer of all time' by the Western Writers of America, Kelton creates characters more complex than L'Amour's." -- Kirkus Reviews "Elmer Kelton writes of early Texas with unerring authority. His knowledge of the state's history is complete, too-drawn from the lives of real people . . . . The fate of Texas is at hand, and Kelton will have readers eager to find out what happens." -- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Number of Volumes3 Vols.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition