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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co

ISBN-100765309556

ISBN-139780765309556

eBay Product ID (ePID)30755787

Product Key Features

Book TitleJericho's Road

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicWesterns

FeaturesRevised

GenreFiction

AuthorElmer Kelton

Book SeriesTexas Rangers Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight15.5 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-047177

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Kelton...expands on his reputation with a thoughtful, realistic portrayal of the West in which carefully drawn characters -- not gunplay -- drive the action. If there's an heir to the Louis L'Amour legacy, it's Kelton." -- Booklist on Ranger's Trail "The right blend of action, drama, romance, humor and suspense makes this a handsome addition to [Kelton's] ongoing saga of the Old West." -- Publishers Weekly on Ranger's Trail "One thing is certain: as long as there are writers as skillful as Elmer Kelton, Western literature will never die."-- True West Magazine, "Kelton...expands on his reputation with a thoughtful, realistic portrayal of the West in which carefully drawn characters -- not gunplay -- drive the action. If there's an heir to the Louis L'Amour legacy, it's Kelton." --Booklist on Ranger's Trail "The right blend of action, drama, romance, humor and suspense makes this a handsome addition to [Kelton's] ongoing saga of the Old West." --Publishers Weekly on Ranger's Trail "One thing is certain: as long as there are writers as skillful as Elmer Kelton, Western literature will never die."--True West Magazine

Series Volume Number6

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisWhen Texas Ranger private Andy Pickard is assigned to help patrol the Texas-Mexico border country he rides directly into a deadly feud. At odds are two land and cattle barons - Jericho Jackson, whose great spread lies just north of the Rio Grande, and Guadalupe Chavez, whose domain lies south of the river.The men are alike in only one respect: their hatred for each other, a hate born at the time of the Alamo and the U.S.-Mexican War, when Mexican lands were confiscated by ruthless Americans. The old rivals have turned to preying on each others' cattle with resulting bloodshed on both sides of the river.Between the two camps, Big Jim McCawley's ranch seems almost symbolic of the opportunity for the people of the two nations to live together. McCawley is married to Guadalupe Chavez's sister, Juana -a fact that does not ingratiate him to either the Chavez or Jackson faction.To Andy Pickard, who as a child was taken captive by Comanches, old prejudices are familiar territory, but the Jackson-Chavez war is flaring out of control by the time he reaches the Ranger camp on the border in the company of fellow Ranger Farley Brackett. The two Rangers find themselves caught up in the feud, risking arrest for crossing the river into Mexico, and risking death for not heeding the warning sign at the edge of Jericho Jackson's domain: This is Jericho's Road. Take the Other.Inevitably, the cauldron boils over and the forces of Jericho Jackson and "Lupe" Chavez meet in bloody combat. In the midst of this battle on Mexican soil are Andy Pickard -- longing to court and marry Bethel Brackett and live a peaceful life as an ex-Ranger -- and Brackett himself, falling in love with Teresa, Big Jim McCawley's half-Mexican daughter."Jericho's Road," sixth book in Kelton's acclaimed Texas Ranger series, typifies "The right blend of action, drama, romance, humor and suspense" that "Publishers Weekly" said has made Kelton "a master of both plot and character development."

LC Classification NumberPS3561.E3975J47 2004