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The Smiling Country [Unabridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Elmer Kelton (Author), George Guidall (Narrator)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Recorded Books; Unabridged edition (2001)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: 1402520913
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,787,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Elmer Kelton
Elmer Kelton of San Angelo, Texas is a native Texan and author of over 50 Western novels. He has won many awards for his work and has been recognized as the Greatest Western Writer of all time by the Western Writers of America, Inc. He is the author of Forge's Texas Ranger series.
 

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from EK, January 7, 1999
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Mr. Kelton is from, and writes about, my hometown of San Angelo, Texas. He has a talent for seeing the past in vivid detail (I don't think he's a contemporary of Hewey), an understanding of Native Americans equal to Larry McMurtry's, an eye for modern life in West Texas, and a fine sense of humor (characters like Snort Yarnell). Good work, Elmer; hope to see you in the coffee shop of the Cactus Hotel someday!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Western I have ever read., June 13, 2000
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Like "The Pumpkin Rollers", this is probably the best western I have ever read. It is also a contender for the best book ever read. Hewey Calloway and Spring Renfro are the greatest. What a powerful ending! Also, the other characters that are great are Peeler, Skip Harness, who dies when he is gored by a bull (very sad), Walter and Eve, Tommy, Cotton, Fat, and the list goes on. This is a wonderful book!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE SMILING COUNTRY WILL MAKE YOU SMILE!, August 24, 2001
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What a great book. It is the story of part of the life of Hewey Calloway. One of the last of the true cowboys. He hates to see cars, trucks and telephone lines. He is, I think, really what most of the cowboys were like. It is not full of gun fights and running from the sheriff. He is a hard working man that moves on when he feels like it. A real good story. Has places that are sad and many places that will make you smile. The ending is very good. I just got a happy feeling from reading the book. Makes me wish I had been Hewey Calloway.
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Alvin Lawdermilk, Hewey Calloway, Snort Yarnell, Upton City, Skip Harkness, Old Lady Faversham, Spring Renfro, Farley Neal, Bige Saunders, Blue Hannigan, Fort Worth, Dutch Schneider, Miss Renfro, Aparicio Rodriguez, Grady Welch, Morgan Jenkins, Frank Gervin, Blas Villegas, Elmer Kelton, Upton County, Blmer Helton, Pierson Phelps, Davis Mountains, Julio Valdez, Pecos City
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