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Honored by seven Spur Awards and peer-selected as history's best Western writer, Elmer Kelton is the beloved author of a bevy of Texas tales, including his own revealing memoir Sandhills Boy. Set in 1906, The Good Old Boys is hailed as one of Kelton's finest works. Cowboy Hewey Calloway loves to ride the open range like a solitary sailor on an endless sea. So when barbed wire and newfangled contraptions threaten his world, he's dead-set against progress-until he meets a pretty little teacher.
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"Not your cowboy movie West but the West that lies beneath and still shapes the culture and politics and economics of today's Texas. Also a damn readable story about a character who is larger than most life, but well within the boundaries of real people. "
— Wallace (5 out of 5 stars)
The Good Old Boys Listener Reviews
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" Great book. Second of books by Kelton; intend to read more. "
— Jamesmurphy, 5/4/2013 -
" A little slow-moving, doesn't have the good conflict plot that I've loved in a couple of Kelton's other westerns,. Rather, it's more of an internal character conflict than an action conflict, but still an excellent story. "
— Melissa, 3/19/2013 -
" If you only read one western in your life this should be it. "
— Tony, 2/12/2013 -
" This was terrific. I loved, loved Huey Calloway and his love of the free roaming life style and nostalgia for a West without fences. I've never read a western before. Kelton is a gifted writer. Enjoyed this immensely. "
— Camille, 8/25/2012 -
" Loved it. Couldn't wait to get my hands on the last of the trilogy. "
— Nathan, 4/20/2012 -
" The only Kelton book made into a movie. I often wonder why, perhaps because there is not enough sex and violence for hollywood in the true to life stories written by this very talented author. "
— Mary, 5/21/2011 -
" Not your cowboy movie West but the West that lies beneath and still shapes the culture and politics and economics of today's Texas. Also a damn readable story about a character who is larger than most life, but well within the boundaries of real people. "
— Wallace, 1/4/2011 -
" it was a great book "
— Raymond, 12/15/2010 -
" Kelton is a master at depicting the life and times of his stories. This paints vivid picture of life during the decline of the American cowboy. "
— Bill, 10/2/2010 -
" A little slow-moving, doesn't have the good conflict plot that I've loved in a couple of Kelton's other westerns,. Rather, it's more of an internal character conflict than an action conflict, but still an excellent story. "
— Melissa, 7/29/2010 -
" This was terrific. I loved, loved Huey Calloway and his love of the free roaming life style and nostalgia for a West without fences. I've never read a western before. Kelton is a gifted writer. Enjoyed this immensely. <br/> <br/> "
— Camille, 5/29/2010 -
" The only Kelton book made into a movie. I often wonder why, perhaps because there is not enough sex and violence for hollywood in the true to life stories written by this very talented author. "
— Mary, 6/26/2008 -
" Kelton is a master at depicting the life and times of his stories. This paints vivid picture of life during the decline of the American cowboy. "
— Bill, 6/17/2008
About Elmer Kelton
Elmer Kelton (1926–2009) was an award-winning author of more than forty novels. He won seven Spur Awards from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. He was also the recipient of the Owen Wister Lifetime Achievement award. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. He also wrote sixteen works of nonfiction. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, served in the infantry in World War II, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. In addition to his novels, he worked as an agricultural journalist for forty-two years.
About George Guidall
George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.