For Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent, and cantankerous Texas rancher, the drought of the early 1950s is a foe that he must fight on his own grounds. Refusing the questionable help of federal aid programs, Charlie and his family struggle to make the ranch survive until the time it rains again--if it ever rains again.
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For Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent, and cantankerous Texas rancher, the drought of the early 1950s is a foe that he must fight on his own grounds. Refusing the questionable help of federal aid programs, Charlie and his family struggle to make the ranch survive until the time it rains again--if it ever rains again.
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Good. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Gutter code reads "42P" on page 369. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. SPUR AWARD WINNER. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL DARK ORANGE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS MODEST RUB AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS WITH A SHORT TEAR AT THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL, A COUPLE FAINT SPOTS, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, AND TIGHT COPY WITHOUT ANY OF THE COMMON FADING OF THE SPINE PANEL, AND NO REMAINDER MARK.
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Near Fine in Very Good + jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) A square solid tight clean unread unused copy. This copy has a nudge to the heel and top of the spine. The jacket is publisher PC with a Doubleday 6.95 priced sticker tipped to the front flap which I am guessing makes this a second state jacket. The jacket has what appears to be yellow residue also to the front flap from a piece of transparent tape that someone used to cover the above mentioned price tag, some very light edge wear, fading to the spine area. This is truly a beautiful copy that is looking for a home in a Kelton collection somewhere. This copy has been signed by Elmer on the ffep. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author(s) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Early printing of this magnificent novel by the "Best Western Writer of All Time", as voted by the Western Writers of America. Signed by Kelton on half-title page. A classic tale, as are all his, of ranching, challenges and change. 373 pp. This is a crisp and bright copy with dark golden linen boards. There is very slight edgewear to corners and spine ends. Bottom page edge has light foxing-Clean and tight interior without marking of any kind. Dust jacket is bright with golden background-has price of $6.95 intact but penciled through. Corners have light wear, while spine ends have light creasing and wear. Hinges show slight rubbing wear. Light background of back panel shows a little dark rubbing and some red smears.
Drought, prolonged drought, has always been a problem out West. Never has a rancher had enough water for his animals or his crops. And Charlie Flagg, a determined, old, maybe even angry man, fought to the bitter end. He would not give up. He was determined to hold out until the rains came again. This is his story of how he survived while the dry, dry, times continued to blister the land. This book demonstrates the drive and determination of the human spirit to hold on and hold out until times get better. A real good presentation of that. Elmer Kelton was so good at portraying the average individual all of us have met.
MacLvr88
May 23, 2009
Good read
An entertaining fast read with lots of interesting data about the not-so-old west.