My Kind of Heroes was first published by State House Press in 1995
as a collection of four selected speeches by Elmer Kelton. This
revised second edition, or Signature Edition, includes three of
those pieces plus two new ones.
The five essays are: "My Kind of Heroes," "Real Cowboys," "Oil
Boom Days in West Texas," "The Truth of Fiction," and "Politically
Correct or Historically Correct?"
The signature on the front cover is Elmer Kelton's. As an author,
he has always been generous about autographing books for his
thousands of fans. This time we asked him to put his signature right
up front.
In many ways, these speeches, essays, or stories are his
signature statement about many of the things he believes about the
West, about writing, about history.
Kelton fans, old and new, will cherish this keepsake edition.
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The Texas Book Festival, the West Texas Book and Author Festival,
and numerous other groups have honored ELMER KELTON with
their lifetime achievement awards. He has written more than forty
novels, including The Time It Never Rained and The Good Old Boys,
and has won seven Spur Awards. The Western Writers of America
in 1995 named him the greatest Western author of all time. He also
wrote Christmas at the Ranch (McWhiney Foundation Press, 2003).
What people are saying about this book
"Every once in a while, one comes across a book that is so full of truth
and good advice, it is not only hard to put down, but it keeps calling you
back. Such a book is My Kind of Heroes."—Mexia Daily News
"What a treat it is when a Western novelist of the first rank occasionally
publishes a book for those of us who are non-fiction addicts."—Richard
Dillon, Signals from Telegraph Hill
". . . a treat."—Signals from Telegraph Hill
Look for a review of this book by Lewis Toland in the Winter 2005
issue of Southwest BookViews.
Look for a review of this book in the Spring 2005 issue of the East Texas
Historical Journal.
"a must for history buffs. . . . Reading Kelton's essays is like talking
over the fence with a long-time friend that you don't see nearly often
enough."—Brazosport Facts
Look for a review of this book in the August 2004 issue of Texas
Illustrated Magazine.
The Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/
dws/fea/entertainment/books/stories/082904dnartbkcolalter.89393.html
says "State House Press continues to put some of the best of Elmer
Kelton's work into handy, small editions."
Look for a review of this book in the August 4, 2004, edition of the
Fort Worth Star Telegram or view it on-line at http://www.dfw.com/
mld/dfw/news/columnists/art_chapman/9316736.htm?lc.
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