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He won the spur award from western writers of america six. In 1977, kelton received an owen wister award for lifetime achievement named for owen wister, the author of the virginian. Mar 12, 1982 the truth inside stories is what makes them good, in any genre, and i think kelton did a wonderful job with this book. Pickard and ranger farley brackett, a former confederate soldier, are assigned to delive. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience.
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