About this book
"Dark Thicket" (1985, 182 pages) is one of the more than thirty standalone Western novels Elmer Kelton published outside his named series, sharing no characters or continuity with the others and readable in any order. Like the rest of his work, it trades gunfighter mythology for the harder realities of ranching -- drought, debt, and the closing of the open range -- drawn from Kelton's own career as a farm and ranch journalist.
Key facts about Dark Thicket
Elmer Kelton wrote Dark Thicket, a book on our list. It has been out since 1985. The book has 182 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780816157754 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, Stand Proud came out in 1984. After it came The Man Who Rode Midnight in 1987. Since then, our list has added 27 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
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780816157754