About this book
"Hot Iron" (1956, 199 pages) is Elmer Kelton's earliest standalone Western on this list, opening a fifty-year run of novels -- ending with "Many a River" in 2008 -- that consistently traded gunfighter mythology for the hard realities of drought, debt, and ranch life he covered as a farm and ranch journalist.
Key facts about Hot Iron
Hot Iron is a book by Elmer Kelton. Readers have had it since 1956. It runs to 199 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Hot Iron. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780345031396 to find the main one.
Elmer Kelton has 52 books in our catalogue. 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).
After it came Buffalo Wagons in 1957. Since then, our list has added 51 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 9780345031396