Kelton, Elmer

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Elmer Kelton's evocative tales of the vanishing American West appeal to fans of Westerns as well as historical fiction. Character and setting are paramount: Kelton focuses men trying to tame the wild frontier they inhabit. He realistically depicts the Old West in transition: the end of the buffalo, tensions between ranchers and settlers, the last of the cattle drives, and other scenarios in which the old order gives way to the new. Kelton portrays the bitter-sweetness of the era without sentimentality, employing a melancholy, elegiac tone suited to his atmospheric Western stories. Start with: The Day the Cowboys Quit
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Elmer Kelton's evocative tales of the vanishing American West appeal to fans of Westerns as well as historical fiction. Character and setting are paramount: Kelton focuses men trying to tame the wild frontier they inhabit. He realistically depicts the Old West in transition: the end of the buffalo, tensions between ranchers and settlers, the last of the cattle drives, and other scenarios in which the old order gives way to the new. Kelton portrays the bitter-sweetness of the era without sentimentality, employing a melancholy, elegiac tone suited to his atmospheric Western stories. Start with: The Day the Cowboys Quit
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