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Stand Proud
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-24-11
- Language: English
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Regular price: $10.49
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of best audio books I've ever read
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 134
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unique western; hard to find.
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Publisher's Summary
In Stand Proud, one of his most controversial novels, legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton takes on a character who is not as easy to like as he is to admire. Frank Claymore is cantankerous, stubborn, and intolerant - just the qualities that make him a success as an open-range cattle rancher on the West Texas frontier. Stand Proud follows Claymore form the time of the Civil War to the dawn of the 20th century - through marriage, births, deaths, and a creeping change in the society that once hailed him as a hero, and which later has him condemned as a despoiler and tried for murder.
Based in part on legendary rancher Charles Goodnight, Claymore is only one example of the many men who dreamed of cattle, and through their dedication to that dream, came to change the face of Western history.
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- 05-03-12
Elmer standing proud. Excellent historical fiction
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If you enjoy western historical fiction, Elmer Kelton is one of the best. I have multiple books written by him.