His battle with an unfathomable foe is the stuff of epics and legends.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. With Hot Iron and The Time It Never Rained, this omnibus by legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton offers two complete novels of the American West at one low.

He is courageous and self-sufficient but as real as his harsh and unforgiving West Texas home country. Refusing the questionable 'e assistance'e of federal aid programs and their bureaucratic regulations, Charlie and his family struggle to make the ranch survive until the time it rains again-if it ever rains again.Charlie Flagg, among the strongest of Elmer Kelton's memorable creations, is no pasteboard hero. His first novel, Hot Iron, was published in 1956. In fact, it rained for 4 long hours continuously. I have checked the records for the past 20 years but such weather was never found in Delhi. What would happen it it never stopped raining If rain never. He grew up on a ranch near Crane, Texas, and earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas. I have checked the records for the past 20 years but such weather was never found in Delhi. If it never rained then the world would dry up, and there would be no more food, water, or oxygen for the plants will die. To cranky Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent rancher, the drought of the early 1950s is a battle that he must fight on his own grounds. Elmer Kelton (1926-2009) was award-winning author of more than forty novels, including The Time It Never Rained, Other Men’s Horses, Texas Standoff and Hard Trail to Follow. This seller consistently earned 5-star reviews, shipped on time, and replied quickly to any messages.

'e The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance.'e -Elmer Kelton, Seven-time Spur Award-winning author Rio Seco was too small to afford a professional manager for its one-room Chamber of Commerce.And Rio Seco, meaning 'e dry river'e in Spanish, symbolizes the biggest enemy of the ranchers and farmers in 1950s Texas, an enemy they can't control: drought. The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton image 1.

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