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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co

ISBN-100812575946

ISBN-139780812575941

eBay Product ID (ePID)341254

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Book TitleCloudy in the West

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

TopicWesterns

GenreFiction

AuthorElmer Kelton

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight4.2 Oz

Item Length6.7 in

Item Width4.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"The greatest Western writer of all time."--Western Writers of America, Inc. "One of those rare, rare books that will find fans of all ages."--El Paso Herald-Post "One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territroy."--The New York Times, "The greatest Western writer of all time."--Western Writers of America, Inc. "One of those rare, rare books that will find fans of all ages."-- El Paso Herald-Post "One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territroy." --The New York Times

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisIn the Texas backlands in 1885, twelve-year-old Joey Shipman's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and the boy is forced to live with his stepmother and Blair Meacham, a hanger-on at the farm. After the death of a black farmhand and friend, and another "accident" that almost takes Joey's life, the boy runs away and joins forces with his only kin--Beau Shipman, a drunk and a jailbird. Beau, along with an outlaw, a San Antonio prostitute, and a sheepman, become Joey's unlikely partners as he is trailed by their murderous Meacham, in league with Joey's stepmother in their scheme to inherit the Shipman farm., In the Texas backlands in 1885, twelve-year-old Joey Shipman's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and the boy is forced to live with his stepmother and Blair Meacham, a hanger-on at the farm. After the death of a black farmhand and friend, and another "accident" that almost takes Joey's life, the boy runs away and joins forces with his only kin--Beau Shipman, a drunk and a jailbird. Beau, along with an outlaw, a San Antonio prostitute, and a sheepman, become Joey's unlikely partners as he is trailed by their murderous Meacham , in league with Joey's stepmother in their scheme to inherit the Shipman farm.