Bitter Trail

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Summary: Kelton's Popularity Demands Reprints of Old Stories
Review: "Bitter Trail" is well researched in true Kelton fashion. Historical fiction at its best. Kelton's day job as writer for the Cattleman's Weekly sustained him long enoughto become the best Western Author of this decade. A true replacement for the voidleft with Louis L'Amour's death. The storyline is a page out of history, but BitterTrail contains believeable characters and TEXAS PRIDE.

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Summary: Another great Kelton
Review: "Bitter Trail" is well researched in true Kelton fashion. Historical fiction at its best. Kelton's day job as writer for the Cattleman's Weekly sustained him long enough to become the best Western Author of this decade. A true replacement for the void left with Louis L'Amour's death. The storyline is a page out of history, but Bitter Trail contains believeable characters and TEXAS PRIDE.

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Summary: Another great Kelton
Review: Elmer Kelton could not write a bad book, and The Bitter Trail is no exception. Fine, fine writing. My only criticism is the fact that he uses a lot of full sentences of SPanish without translating them. For those who don't read Spanish, it would be tough! As the first reviewer said, he is a good replacement for L'Amour, only better. Another great read is ANYTHING by Kirby Jonas, whom critics call the New Louis L'AMour. If you haven't had the pleasure of reading his stuff, pick some up. He's another L'Amour/Kelton, and a surefire winner. Kelton and Jonas ought to make a great combination together, Kelton writing about Texas and Jonas writing about everywhere else!