Sons of Texas
- Published
- 1 January 1989
- Pages
- 533
- ISBN-13
- 9780786277865
- Type
- novel
About this book
Sons of Texas (1989) opens Elmer Kelton's trilogy at 533 pages, following the Lewis family siblings as settlers and Mexican authorities move toward the revolution that would create the Republic of Texas; it was originally published under the shared house pseudonym Tom Early.
Key facts about Sons of Texas
Sons of Texas is a novel by Elmer Kelton. Readers have had it since 1989. It runs to 533 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Sons of Texas. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780786277865 to find the main one.
Sons of Texas is book 1 of 3 in the Sons of Texas series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Elmer Kelton writes Buckalew Family, Hewey Calloway and Texas Rangers as separate series. 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.
Its place in Sons of Texas
Sons of Texas is book 1 in the Sons of Texas series. It is followed by The Raiders: Sons of Texas. See the full Sons of Texas reading order.
The Sons of Texas trilogy follows the Lewis family -- brothers Andrew, Michael, and James, and their sister Annie -- as American settlers and Mexican authorities in Texas move from uneasy coexistence toward the revolution that would create the Republic of Texas in the mid-1830s. Elmer Kelton wrote all three books; they were originally published under the house pseudonym Tom Early, a franchise byline the publisher later continued with further Sons of Texas installments by other, unrelated writers. Kelton's three…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780786277865