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Six bits a day : Hewey Calloway, book 1 Cover Image

Six bits a day : Hewey Calloway, book 1 / Elmer Kelton.

ISBN: 0765309564
Physical Description: 252 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Forge, 2005.

Kelton, Elmer. (Author).

Summary:

Hewey Calloway is a fun-loving cowboy who can't shoot straight; his younger brother, Walter, is a serious cowboy who, much to Hewey's horror, wants to marry a pretty girl and become a farmer. Both are looking for a job and a meal in 1889 West Texas. After being mistaken for rustlers and rescued from hanging by a friendly Texas Ranger (a terrific character from another Kelton series), the boys hire on with Mr. C.C. Tarpley's cattle ranch, working for six bits 75 cents a day. Hewey volunteers them both to drive cattle from San Antonio back to Tarpley's ranch on the Pecos, hoping Walter will forget his fanciful notions. The trip has its share of excitement, but when their Texas Ranger friend asks for help in capturing a hard-boiled case, Hewey gets real nervous.