The Day the Cowboys Quit
- Published
- 1 January 1971
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN-13
- 9780765360557
About this book
Elmer Kelton's "The Day the Cowboys Quit" appeared in 1971 at 288 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 The Day the Cowboys Quit
The Day the Cowboys Quit is a book by Elmer Kelton. Readers have had it since 1971. It runs to 288 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Day the Cowboys Quit. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765360557 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, Captain's Rangers came out in 1968. After it came Wagontongue in 1972. It is one of 2 Elmer Kelton books dated 1971. Since then, our list has added 40 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 9780765360557