About this book
Elmer Kelton's "Honor at Daybreak" appeared in 1991 at 390 pages, one of his many standalone Westerns that can be read in any order. Kelton's fiction consistently favors the hard economic and environmental realities of ranch life over traditional gunfighter drama, reflecting his day-job background in farm and ranch journalism.
Key facts about Honor at Daybreak
Elmer Kelton wrote Honor at Daybreak, a book on our list. It has been out since 1991. The book has 390 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780385248938 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 Rebels: Sons of Texas came out in 1990. After it came Slaughter in 1992. Since then, our list has added 21 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 9780385248938