Joe Pepper - by Elmer Kelton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A Texas badman, there is not much Joe Pepper hasn't done in his 40 years of living on both sides of the law--except face the hangman. Joe is soon convicted of murder, but before he's executed, he has a few things he wants to say--and a few stories he wants to set straight. (May)<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Joe Pepper is a Texas badman with quite a past. In fact, there isn't much that Joe hasn't done in his forty years of living on both sides of the Texas law-except face the hangman. Now, convicted of murder, Joe is about to get that privilege. But before he goes, Joe has a few things he wants to say-and a few stories that he wants to set straight. <p/>With <i>Joe Pepper</i>, legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton tells a fine and moving tale of the history of his home state of Texas.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The hallmark of any Elmer Kelton novel is his thorough research and his feel for the time and place. . . . Kelton, like fine wine, just keeps getting better and better." --<i>Tulsa World</i> <p/>"Recently voted 'the greatest Western writer of all time' by the Western Writers of America, Kelton creates characters more complex than L'Amour's." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Elmer Kelton</b> (1926-2009) was the award-winning author of more than forty novels, including <i>The Time It Never Rained</i>, <i>Other Men's Horses</i>, <i>Texas Standoff</i> and <i>Hard Trail to Follow</i>. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. His first novel, <i>Hot Iron</i>, 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 <i>The Good Old Boys</i> was made into a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. In addition to his novels, Kelton worked as an agricultural journalist for 42 years, and served in the infantry in World War II. He died in 2009.</p>
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