Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Elmer Kelton
Born: April 29, 1926
Died: August 22, 2009 (aged 83)
Bio: Elmer Stephen Kelton was an American journalist and writer, known particularly for his Western novels.
Known for:
- The time it never rained (1973)
- The day the cowboys quit (1971)
- The buckskin line (1999)
- Badger boy (2001)
- The way of the coyote (2001)