Hot Iron
By Elmer Kelton
1956
First Published
4.02
Average Rating
224
Number of Pages
In the early days of the Texas panhandle, starting a new life is hard—but keeping it is even harder. Espy Norwood is a troubleshooter who's got troubles of his own—and more troubles find him when he lands a job on a ranch on the Texas plains. Bitter landowners plot against him, determined cattle thieves sneak right under his nose, and his own son refuses to trust or even know him. Can he catch the thieves, save the ranch, and win his son's love?
Avg Rating
4.02
Number of Ratings
177
5 STARS
34%
4 STARS
39%
3 STARS
23%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
0%
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Author
Elmer Kelton
Author · 71 books
Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. Among his awards have been seven Spurs from Western Writers of America and four Western Heritage awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. His novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years. He served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009. http://us.macmillan.com/author/elmerk...
