Caprock, Texas, is a sleepy cow town until oil is discovered in the 1920s.
Suddenly thousands of people stream in to find their fortune. Some are
honest folk like Elise and Victor Underwood, who pray for a little luck
with their daily bread. But too many are two-bit swindlers. And then
there's frontier mobster Big Boy Daugherty. Sheriff Dave Buckalew faces
a whole different set of circumstances as his town springs to life—in good
and not-so-good ways. 

    The town of Caprock is loosely based on Crane in West Texas, where
Kelton grew up, although Crane did not exist until the oil boom.

    Honor at Daybreak represents a departure for Kelton. There is no single
dominant figure. Although Sheriff Buckalew represents a quiet strength
that binds his town together, this is a book in which an entire community
joins together to save itself.  


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ELMER KELTON is the author of almost forty novels and has won
awards from the Western Writers of America, the Texas Institute of
Letters, and the Western Literature Association. His most recent work is
Badger Boy. Kelton and his wife make their home in San Angelo, Texas.
JOYCE GIBSON ROACH is an author, columnist, folklorist, and
three-time winner of the Spur Award from Western Writers of America. 

 
 Number Thirty-two: Texas Tradition Series. First published in 1991 by
Doubleday.


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"Honor at Daybreak is richly authentic, deep-hearted, and engrossing.
Elmer Kelton is an authentic American voice, and this is a terrific
read."—John Jakes