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Title details for The Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton - Available

The Good Old Boys

by Elmer Kelton
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"One of the best of a new breed of Western writers" delivers a classic novel of an old school cowboy struggling against the closing of the frontier (The New York Times). Hewey Calloway has a problem. In his West Texas home land of 1906, the way of life that he loves is changing too quickly for his taste. Hewey dreams of freedom—he wants only to be a footloose horseback cowboy, endlessly wandering the open range. But the open range of his childhood is slowly disappearing: land is being parceled out, and barbed-wire fences are springing up all over. As if that weren't enough, cars and other machines are invading Hewey's simple cowboy life, stinking up the area and threatening to replace horse travel. As Hewey struggles against the relentless stream of "progress", he comes to realize that the simple life of his childhood is gone, that a man can't live a life whose time has passed, and that every choice he makes—even those that lead to happiness—requires a sacrifice.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Hewey Calloway

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 1, 2007

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781429912952

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781429912952
      • File size: 924 KB

    • Open EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781429912952
      • File size: 370 KB

  • Accessibility

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.8
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook
  • Open EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.8
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:4