About this book
"Cloudy in the West" (1997) runs 255 pages and stands alone in Kelton's bibliography, part of the same fifty-year output that produced his acclaimed "The Time It Never Rained" -- known for swapping the mythic Old West for real drought, barbed wire, and agricultural hardship.
Key facts about Cloudy in the West
Elmer Kelton wrote Cloudy in the West, a book on our list. It has been out since 1997. The book has 255 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781565115941 to find the main one.
Elmer Kelton has 52 books on our list. 20 of them belong to a series, while 32 stand alone. All 52 are out now. Other books by Elmer Kelton on file include Elmer Kelton's The Familiar Stranger (2024), Elmer Kelton's The Unlikely Lawman (2022), Texas Standoff (2010) and Other Men's Horses (2009).
Earlier, The Pumpkin Rollers came out in 1996. After it came The Smiling Country in 1998. Since then, our list has added 17 more books by Elmer Kelton.
Elmer Kelton has 4 series on file, such as Buckalew Family, Hewey Calloway and Sons of Texas. Those series sit on our western shelf. Meanwhile, Elmer Kelton's The Blessing is the latest published Elmer Kelton book on file, from 2025.
About Elmer Kelton
Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was a Texas-born author widely regarded as one of the finest writers the Western genre produced, distinguished for trading gunfighter mythology for the harder, more specific realities of ranching and farming life. See every Elmer Kelton book in order.
Editions
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