Kelton, Elmer

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KELTON, Elmer

KELTON, Elmer. Also writes as Tom Early, Alex Hawk, Lee McElroy. American, b. 1926. Genres: Westerns/Adventure, History. Career: Agricultural Ed., Standard-Times, San Angelo, Texas, 1948-63; Ed., Ranch Magazine, 1963-68; Associate Ed., W. Texas Livestock Weekly, 1968-90. Publications: Hot Iron, 1955; Buffalo Wagons, 1956; Barbed Wire, 1957; Shadow of a Star, 1959; The Texas Rifles, 1960; Donovan, 1961; Bitter Trail, 1962; Horsehead Crossing, 1963; Massacre at Goliad, 1965; Llano River, 1966; After the Bugles, 1967; Captain's Rangers, 1968; Hanging Judge, 1969; (as Alex Hawk) Shotgun Settlement, 1969; Bowie's Mine, 1971; The Day the Cowboys Quit, 1971; Wagontongue, 1972; The Time It Never Rained, 1973; (as Lee McElroy) Joe Pepper, 1975; (as Lee McElroy) Long Way to Texas, 1976; The Good Old Boys, 1978; The Wolf and the Buffalo, 1980; (as Lee McElroy) Eyes of the Hawk, 1981; Stand Proud, 1984; Dark Thicket, 1985; The Man Who Rode Midnight, 1987; (as Tom Early) Sons of Texas, 1990; Honor at Daybreak, 1991; Slaughter, 1992; Elmer Kelton Country, 1993; The Far Canyon, 1994; The Pumpkin Rollers, 1996; Cloudy in the West, 1997; The Smiling Country, 1998; The Buckskin Line, 1999; Badger Boy, 2001; The Way of the Coyote, 2002; Ranger's Trail, 2002. Address: 2460 Oxford, San Angelo, TX 76904-5433, U.S.A.