5/9/2023 0 Comments The time it never rainedHe is courageous and self-sufficient but as real as his harsh and unforgiving West Texas home country. Refusing the questionable "assistance" of federal aid programs and their bureaucratic regulations, Charlie and his family struggle to make the ranch survive until the time it rains again-if it ever rains again.Ĭharlie Flagg, among the strongest of Elmer Kelton's memorable creations, is no pasteboard hero. To cranky Charlie Flagg, an honest, decent rancher, the drought of the early 1950s is a battle that he must fight on his own grounds. Rio Seco was too small to afford a professional manager for its one-room Chamber of Commerce.Īnd Rio Seco, meaning "dry river" in Spanish, symbolizes the biggest enemy of the ranchers and farmers in 1950s Texas, an enemy they can't control: drought. " 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 limits of courage and endurance."-Elmer Kelton, Seven-time Spur Award-winning author
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