Brush Country

Step into the untamed brush country of southwest Texas in this riveting omnibus from the greatest Western writer of our time.

In Barbed Wire, the first novel in this collection, former cowboy Doug Monahan runs a fencing crew outside the town of Twin Wells. Monahan and his workers dig post-holes and string red painted barb wire for ranchers as protection against wandering stock, rustlers, and land hungry cattle barons. But their fencing operation is opposed by Captain Andrew Rinehart, a former Confederate officer and old-school open range cowman of the huge R Cross spread. With his brutal foreman, Archer Spann, Rinehart wages a violent barb wire war against Monahan.

The second gripping tale, Llano River, follows Dundee, a onetime cowboy from Monahan's crew. Dundee wanders into Titusville, broke and itching for a fight. Town patriarch John Titus hires him to find out who is rustling his cattle, with Blue Roan Hardesty as the prime suspect. Once Titus's friend, now a sworn enemy, Hardesty is the perfect scapegoat—but Dundee is determined to uncover the truth, even at the cost of his job.

With vivid characters and authentic historical detail, Elmer Kelton brings to life the beauty, danger, and spirit of the Texas brush country like no other Western author. This omnibus showcases his unparalleled skill in capturing the essence of the American West.

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