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  • cover Title: The Good Old Boys
    Author: Elmer Kelton

    type of book: Western
    call number: Fic

    This book is strong in language and setting.

    Summary:
    38 year old cowboy Hewey Calloway is the quintessential unfettered man. Unmarried and unobligated by property, he has chosen to keep his autonomy rather than trade it for authority and responsibility. But his world is changing in 1906 with the advent of the automobile and soon his young nephews and a charming school teacher present him with a personal dilemma.

    I would recommend this book!

    Why?
    This is beautifully written with a great sense of the time and place (West Texas). I'll read other Kelton titles.

    Other suggested reading:
    This House of Sky, Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig

    Employee Initials: CL Review Date: August 1994

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