No one more vividly captures the rugged majesty and enduring spirit of the American West than Louis L'Amour. Collected for the very first time are seven unabridged frontier tales from a legendary master of the genre. Volume One celebrates this remarkable voice in American fiction with a captivating blend of some of his best-loved work.
Listeners are brought face-to-face with heroism in a most unexpected place in The Gift of Cochise, as a single mother faces down an Apache war party. Desperate Men follows four escaped convicts running a gauntlet of double and triple crosses in a hunt for gold that will leave only one of them alive. In The Skull and the Arrow, a beaten man finds the strength to confront his enemies in the discovery of a simple arrowhead. In Marshal of Canyon Gap, a new face in town means nothing but trouble to marshal McLane, not only for Canyon Gap, but for the secret he's kept for too many years. In The Defense of the Sentinel, a whiskey-soaked drunk wakes to find he's the only hope for a town surrounded by marauders. Let the Cards Decide is the story of a woman whose future hangs on the outcome of a card game, and the adventures continue with Home Is the Hunter, the tale of a hardened gunfighter and the little girl who changes his rough way of life.
Brimming with history, unforgettable characters, and the pride of place that his listeners have come to expect, the first volume of The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour is a lasting tribute to one of the greatest short story writers of all time.
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"This is a 3 in 1 volume including *The Strong Shall Live *Buckskin Run *War Party. Some of these have been published in other works. I really liked these stories and of course they are good enough for the whole family to read." — Susan (5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a 3 in 1 volume including *The Strong Shall Live *Buckskin Run *War Party. Some of these have been published in other works. I really liked these stories and of course they are good enough for the whole family to read."
" Loved the short-story form for quick, digestible bits. Not quite as good as his longer form books, but perfect for a quick story before bed or on the go. "
" Lots of short stories. Many of them are about 10 pages long. I've read a few before, but some were new. Great book for casual reading when you don't have a lot of time. "
" This book provides some of the very best this great American author has to offer. It's not a genre that appeals to everyone, but these stories are enjoyable. "
" I don't like westerns. I only read one of the short stories and it put me to sleep in about 5 minuets. "
" I love stories of the old west! Some of the stories are better than others, but overall worth reading. "
" This is the beginning of a Louis L'Amour addiction; the short stories have given me a feel for what frontier life was like. "
" I can see why John Wayne was a fan of L'Amiur. He definitely knows how to tell a sorrow complete with cowboys, Indians, horses and wide open spaces. "
" I read these as an add on when I need a break. If I don't keep reading fun, I don't read. "
Louis L’Amour (1908–1988) was an American author whose Western stories are loved the world over. Born in Jamestown, North Dakota, he was the most decorated author in the history of American letters. In 1982 he was the first American author ever to be awarded a Special National Gold Medal by the United States Congress for lifetime literary achievement, and in 1984 President Reagan awarded him the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the nation. He was also a recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award.
John Bedford Lloyd, Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, has appeared in many major motion pictures, including The Bourne Supremacy, Crossing Delancey, The Abyss, The Manchurian Candidate, and Philadelphia. His television credits include Suits, Pan Am, Law & Order, Spin City, and The West Wing.
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