Synopses & Reviews
This is Jericho's Road. Take the Other.
When the young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is assigned to the Texas-Mexico border he learns the meaning of this ominous notice on the edge of a great tract of ranch land above the Rio Grande. It is Jericho Jackson's country and Jackson is at war with a similarly ruthless cattle baron on the Mexican side of the river, Guadalupe Chavez.
The two men are rustling each others' cattle, raiding and killing on both sides of the border, and heading for a bloody showdown-with the Texas Rangers standing between them.
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"[Kelton's] characters are sharly defined, the historical background is vivid and the gunplay can't be beat." Publishers Weekly
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"As always, Mr. Kelton's history is accurate and his characters clearly drawn and believable." The Dallas Morning News
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Praise for the Texas Rangers series:
"As always, Mr. Kelton's history is accurate and his characters clearly drawn and believable."--The Dallas Morning News on Jericho's Road
"Once again, Kelton offers and exciting tale in which the bad guys are really bad and some of the good guys are, too. His characters are sharly defined, the historical background is vivid and the gunplay can't be beat." --Publishers Weekly on Jericho's Road
"Kelton creates a story rich in historical context, character development and action."
--The Houston Chronicle on Texas Vendetta
"Storytelling as ripe as a bank ripe for robbing. Its quietly knifelike sentences will skin you alive."--Kirkus Reviews on Texas Vendetta
"Kelton...expands on his reputation with a thoughtful, realistic portrayal of the West in which carefully drawn characters -- not gunplay -- drive the action. If there's an heir to the Louis L'Amour legacy, it's Kelton."-- Booklist on Ranger's Trail
"Kelton again lives up to his reputation as one of the finest and most prolific of today's Western authors." --The Abilene Reporter News on The Way of the Coyote
"Award-winning writer Elmer Kelton--a star in the shrinking Western genre-- totes you effortlessly to the post-Civil War Texas frontier, where white settlers were just learning to live with freed slaves, Comanches and each other. . . . His characters, like Shannon, make mistakes, are far from perfect and take life in stride."--The New York Post on Badger Boy
"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 on The Buckskin Line
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Praise for the Texas Rangers series:
"As always, Mr. Kelton's history is accurate and his characters clearly drawn and believable."--The Dallas Morning News on Jericho's Road
"Once again, Kelton offers and exciting tale in which the bad guys are really bad and some of the good guys are, too. His characters are sharly defined, the historical background is vivid and the gunplay can't be beat." --Publishers Weekly on Jericho's Road
"Kelton creates a story rich in historical context, character development and action."
--The Houston Chronicle on Texas Vendetta
"Storytelling as ripe as a bank ripe for robbing. Its quietly knifelike sentences will skin you alive."--Kirkus Reviews on Texas Vendetta
"Kelton...expands on his reputation with a thoughtful, realistic portrayal of the West in which carefully drawn characters -- not gunplay -- drive the action. If there's an heir to the Louis L'Amour legacy, it's Kelton."-- Booklist on Ranger's Trail
"Kelton again lives up to his reputation as one of the finest and most prolific of today's Western authors." --The Abilene Reporter News on The Way of the Coyote
"Award-winning writer Elmer Kelton--a star in the shrinking Western genre-- totes you effortlessly to the post-Civil War Texas frontier, where white settlers were just learning to live with freed slaves, Comanches and each other. . . . His characters, like Shannon, make mistakes, are far from perfect and take life in stride."--The New York Post on Badger Boy
"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 on The Buckskin Line
Review
"[Kelton's] characters are sharly defined, the historical background is vivid and the gunplay can't be beat." Publishers Weekly
Review
"As always, Mr. Kelton's history is accurate and his characters clearly drawn and believable." The Dallas Morning News
Synopsis
This is Jericho's Road. Take the Other.
When the young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is assigned to the Texas-Mexico border he learns the meaning of this ominous notice on the edge of a great tract of ranch land above the Rio Grande. It is Jericho Jackson's country and Jackson is at war with a similarly ruthless cattle baron on the Mexican side of the river, Guadalupe Chavez.
The two men are rustling each others' cattle, raiding and killing on both sides of the border, and heading for a bloody showdown-with the Texas Rangers standing between them.
About the Author
Elmer Kelton is a native Texan, author of forty novels. He has earned countless honors including a record seven Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, Inc., an organization that has voted Kelton the greatest Western Writer of all time. He lives in San Angelo, Texas.
CITATION: "[Kelton's] characters are sharly defined, the historical background is vivid and the gunplay can't be beat."(Publishers Weekly)
CITATION: "As always, Mr. Kelton's history is accurate and his characters clearly drawn and believable."(The Dallas Morning News)