Lone Star Rising: The Texas Rangers Trilogy - Rilegato

Kelton, Elmer

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ISBN 10: 0765308916 ISBN 13: 9780765308917

Casa editrice: Forge, 2004

Riassunto

Three action-packed tales of the Old West--The Buckskin Line, Badger Boy, and The Way of the Coyote--chronicle the formative years of the Texas Rangers as they follow the exploits of Rusty Shannon, a one-time captive of the Comanche, as he pursues his own quest for vengeance while struggling to uphold justice in the wake of the Civil War.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Elmer Kelton, author of more than forty novels, 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. For forty-two years he had a parallel career in agricultural journalism.

Among his awards have been seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Among his best-known works have been The Time It Never Rained and The Good Old Boys, the latter made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones.

He served in the infantry in World War II. He and his wife, Ann, a native of Austria, live in San Angelo, Texas. They have three children, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

"One could wish for a single volume in which all these strands were melded together in a larger dynamic."
-Houston Chronicle

On The Buckskin Line
"Wonderfully satisfying, sophisticated, unsentimental, superbly crafted, and full of a whopping good humor out of Twain. Hard to beat."
-Kirkus Reviews

On Badger Boy
"Kelton is a master of both plot and character development, and his Rusty Shannon is a down-to-earth, dusty cowboy whose exploits always thrill Kelton's fans."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

On The Way of the Coyote
"Kelton again lives up to his reputation as one of the finest and most prolific of today's Western authors."
-Abilene Reporter News

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"One could wish for a single volume in which all these strands were melded together in a larger dynamic."
-Houston Chronicle

On The Buckskin Line
"Wonderfully satisfying, sophisticated, unsentimental, superbly crafted, and full of a whopping good humor out of Twain. Hard to beat."
-Kirkus Reviews

On Badger Boy
"Kelton is a master of both plot and character development, and his Rusty Shannon is a down-to-earth, dusty cowboy whose exploits always thrill Kelton's fans."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

On The Way of the Coyote
"Kelton again lives up to his reputation as one of the finest and most prolific of today's Western authors."
-Abilene Reporter News

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Forge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0765308916
• ISBN 13: 9780765308917
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 704
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile