Christmas at the ranch
By: Elmer Kelton ; illustrated by H.C. Zachry ; foreword by Walt McDonald.
Series: Texas heritage series ;; no. 1
Publisher: McWhiney Foundation Press, McMurry University
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Abilene, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Kelton, Elmer; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography; Christmas -- Austria; Ranch life -- Texas; Christmas -- Texas
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Elmer Kelton writes about what Christmas was like in West Texas during the Great Depression." "Actually, he experienced Christmas on two ranches - the one where his father was foreman, and the one his paternal grandfather operated. His grandparents' home lacked electricity, running water, and indoor plumbing, but it was full of cousins, delicious food, and a warm glow that reflected more than just the heat generated by the pot-bellied stove in the living room." "This heart-warming little book includes accounts of Kelton's last Christmas at home before shipping out for war in Europe, his first Christmas after the war, and a special Christmas in Austria more than thirty-five years later."--BOOK JACKET.