Fort Lee, NJ: Texas Christian University Press, 1986. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Kelton on half title page, this is his early award-winning novel of real ranching in real Texas. #7 in the Texas Tradition Series published by TCU Press, edited by Tom Pilkington, Professor of English at Tarleton State University. New Introduction by Kelton with Afterword by James Ward Lee. 246 pp. Tight, bright, crisp and clean copy with like dust jacket. Unread.

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On Apr 9 2020, a reader said:

"The Canadian River cowboy strike of 1883 really happened. Maybe not exactly like the way Elmer Kelton tells it, but close enough. One of Mr. Kelton's finest books."

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Bookseller: Texas Star Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 012186
Title: The Day the Cowboys Quit
Author: Kelton, Elmer
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint Edition
ISBN 10: 0875650538
ISBN 13: 9780875650531
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Place of Publication: Fort Lee, NJ
Date Published: 1986
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: TEXAS AUTHORS, WRITERS, FICTION, OLD WEST, RANCHING
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction; Texas Writers;

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