Hewey Calloway

Hewey Callahan wants only to be a footloose, horseback cowboy, endlessly wandering the open range. But the open range of his childhood is slowly disappearing: land is being parceled out, and barbed-wire fences are springing up all over West Texas. As if that weren’t enough, cars and other machines are taking over and threatening to replace horse travel. Elmer Kelton called The Good Old Boys “probably the closest I have ever come to writing from sheer inspiration.” Its sequel, The Smiling Country, and prequel, Six Bits a Day, winner of a Spur Award, continue the story of one of the best-loved characters in all Western fiction.