The Time It Never Rained by Elmer Kelton5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The weather is bad enough but the federal government did nothing but compounded the problem. Forged from Keltons 1950s observations of drought-ravaged West Texas, this compelling novel tells the story of one ranchers struggle to maintain his. There is no way for the reader to understand the underlying problems dealing with the likes of a drought or any other natural disaster unless you have lived it. They demanded to make the final decisions and when it was the wrong decision they blamed the farmer. ![]() The ever present second guessing by them was beyond discription. I became very depressed reading this book because it brought up long repressed deep feelings of resentment towards the FHA bureaucrats. I like so many of Kelton's character dealt with and suffered from the very repressive federal farm program. I didn't farm or ranch in west Texas but I did in North Central Missouri during the late 60's to the late 80's. The Time It Never Rained is as good if not better than Grapes of Wrath. ![]() I rank Elmer Kelton with the likes of Steinbeck. ![]() I have never read a book that moved me like this one. The Time It Never Rained was inspired by actual events, when the longest and most severe drought in living memory pressed ranchers and farmers to the outer. Elmer Kelton (Ap August 22, 2009) was an American author, known for his Westerns. Maybe the best book I have ever read/listened to. ![]()
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