About this book
"Pecos Crossing" (1963, 170 pages) is a standalone entry in Elmer Kelton's Western catalogue, sharing no continuity with his other novels. It carries the same emphasis on drought, debt, and the closing range that runs through his work, best known through his masterwork "The Time It Never Rained" (1973).
Key facts about Pecos Crossing
Pecos Crossing is a book by Elmer Kelton. Readers have had it since 1963. It runs to 170 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Pecos Crossing. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765348951 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).
Before this one, Donovan came out in 1961. After it came Massacre at Goliad in 1965. It is one of 2 Elmer Kelton books dated 1963. Since then, our list has added 45 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 9780765348951