“Elmer Kelton does not write Westerns. He writes fine novels set in the West—like The Pumpkin Rollers. Here a reader meets flesh-and-blood people of an earlier time, in a story that will grab and hold you from the first to the last page.”
—Dee Brown, author of
the New York Times bestseller
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
“A marvelous romantic Western that will hold a reader’s attention to the very end. Kelton is a wonderful storyteller who has won six Spur Awards. This book must surely climb to the top of his award-winning list.”
—Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
on The Pumpkin Rollers
“A big, brawling saga with enough action, character, suspense, history, rage, passion, and wisdom to please anybody who likes their bestsellers bold and relentless. This is his finest.”
—Ed Gorman, author of Dark Trail
on The Pumpkin Rollers
“Elmer Kelton, winner of six Spur Awards, has done it again with his latest novel …a vivid and accurate depiction of how the West came of age during the exciting times of our nation’s expanse.”
—American Cowboy on The Pumpkin Rollers
“A wonderfully humorous book with just enough evil in a few of the characters to keep realism alive and well. All this, and the most delightful narrator since Huck Finn.”
—Amarillo News-Globe on Cloudy in the West
“The fast-moving Cloudy in the West succeeds as a young adult novel, traditional Western, and an all-around good read.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Kelton is a genuine craftsman with an ear for dialogue and, more importantly, an understanding of the human heart.”
—Booklist