The Cowboy Way: Stories of the Old West

Sixteen tales of cowboy life from the seven-time Spur Award–winning author of Stand Proud: “The greatest Western writer of all time” (Western Writers of America).In The Cowboy Way, Elmer Kelton chronicles the highs and lows of life on the open plains. These sixteen tales, collected together for the first time, brim over with action, adventure, brotherhood, betrayal, and the romance of the American West. This volume includes such gritty Western tales as “Coward”, “The Burial of Letty Strayhorn”, and “Hewey and the Wagon Cook”—featuring Kelton's iconic character Hewey Calloway.  Read more