02157cam a2200349 4500 546495298 TxAuBib 20190725120000.0 190221t20192018||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9781432860790 1432860798 KyBuM eng rda KyBuM TxAuBib Kelton, Elmer. Hard ride [large print] [large print] / Elmer Kelton. Large print edition. Farmington Hills, Mich : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019. ©2018. 641 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. Thorndike Press large print Western "Short stories"--Cover. My gun is the law -- Sidesaddle sweetheart -- Rodeo clown -- Sense of duty -- She wolf of the brush country -- The bells of San Juan -- The Lord sent an outlaw -- The moocher -- The unsilent partner -- The way of the wolf -- Wet weather -- When happy lost his laughter -- Long ride, hard ride -- Sheep on the river. "Bandits, outlaws, romance and adventure abound in this second-ever collection of tales of the American West from renowned, seven-time Spur Award-winning author Elmer Kelton. Each of these superb stories showcases the strength and power of the western spirit. They are filled with marvelous characters whose devotions and decisions will enthrall you long after you put the book down. Hard Ride offers many heartfelt glimpses into the authentic experience of the American frontier from the early days of the Wild West into the twentieth century. Readers of all ages will enjoy these tales, filled with a passion for life that's as vast as the Texas prairie"--Back cover. 9-12 Medialog, Inc. 20190725. Frontier and pioneer life Fiction. Cowboys Fiction. Large type books. Western stories. Thorndike Press large print Western. TXGAI