Flint is a book with a complex plot, full of interesting twists and turns, and although ive enjoyed almost every louis l amour book ive read, this one really does stand out as a classic. The louis lamour 4 book western bundle riders of the dawn, lit a shuck for texas, trail to crazy man, showdown trail louis lamour 4. Louis lamour is currently considered a single author. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american novelist, or as he would say, an american storyteller. Bold, smart, rugged, a dead eye shot, a loner, and an overall. I really like james fenimore coopers books, but his prose is a bit dense. The first was to exact revenge on the hired killers who framed him. Great savings free delivery collection on many items.
There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the world. Western stephen crane the virginian louis lamourluke short. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. I am 60 years old and i have read louis lamour since i was 14. But instead of meeting a lonely death, he met will reillya gentleman, a gambler, and. Todays western writers on louis lamours influence cowboys. Louis lamour books list of books by author louis lamour. Book 2 louis lamour author 2003 the warriors path the sacketts series book 3 louis lamour author 2003 man riding west louis lamour author mark bramhall narrator 2012 ride the river the sacketts series book 5 louis lamour author 2003 jubal sackett. At the time of louis lamours death on june 10, 1988, almost all of his existing. Box 9250 burning hills, the 102152 tucker 102525 central islip, ny 117229815. Discover the best 104489010 louis lamour in best sellers.
See more ideas about louis l amour, book cover art and books. Also included is frontier, an oversized book with photographs by davis muench. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1983, and was written by louis lamour. Louis lamours 115 titleplus bibliography is astonishing on its own. Americas storyteller the louis lamour trading post, books. But if you open the book, youll see that the second page is the end of the book, upside downobviously a misprint which, i think, makes these rare and special. In the first in this trio of western stories by louis l amour black rock jim gatlin, a texas trail driver, arrives in the town of tucker where he finds himself quickly drawn into the middle of an allout battle for the xy ranch when, due to a case of mistaken identity, he kills the segundo of wing carys flying c ranch. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Bowdrie now including louis l amour s lost treasures bonus material postscript.
Sacketts land the first novel in what was to be the sacketts series, this book from louis lamour was originally published in 1974. He survived by using his skills as a boxer and by making three vows. The setting of this story is in the mid1800s, during the gold rush in america. Bendigo schafter 055326446x beyond the great snow mountains 0553580418 borden chantry 0553278630 bowdrie 0553281062 bowdries law 0553245503 brionne 0553281070 broken gun, the 0553248472 buckskin run 0553247646 burning hills, the 0553282107 californios, the 0553253220 callaghen 055324759x catlow 0553247670. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Several volumes of short stories, published posthumously, have only enhanced his worldwide reputation and popularity. Louis lamour project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The majority of his work was western novels which he referred to as frontier novels, although he had some science fiction and historical fiction books in there as well.
If he had a spring in the story, then at the time the story was based there was a spring. Louis l amour s 115 titleplus bibliography is astonishing on its own. Reillys luck louis lamours lost treasures by louis l. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories, however he also wrote historical fiction the walking drum, science fiction the haunted mesa, nonfiction frontier, as well as poetry and shortstory collections. Louis lamour books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Louis lamour began writing no traveller returns in 1938. A smithsonian article about louis lamour official website. Brionne 102731 tall stranger, the 102947 louis l amour collection customer service broken gun, the 102749 to tame a land 102921 p. The main protagonist, shalako, is essentially what everyone epitomizes the hero of the old west to be.
Louis lamour s lost treasures is a project created to release some of the authors more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. A book thats hard to put down, fun to read, and hard to beat, flint is a must read for every fan of good westerns. Kid rodelo by louis l amour and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This quartet contains four of louis lamours earliest novels, books that earned him an enviable reputation as the best western writer since zane grey and max brand. Keep up to date on louis lamour news, new book releases, articles and much more. Apr 15, 2007 this collection, presented in a wood gift box, gathers seven popular louis l amour stories, performed by a starstudded cast. The chantrys emigrated to the united states from ireland, fighting alongside the sacketts in the american revolution. I think of myself in that oral traditionas a troubadour, a village taleteller, the man in the shadows of the campfire. Sacketts land barnabas sackett to the far blue mountains barnabas sackett. Lamours books, primarily western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings.
I have a theory that the reason so few of louis lamours novels have done well. This week, 30 years after the authors death, the novel his first will be published, thanks to his son, beau lamour. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. Sitka is one of three louis lamour books published in 1957 and the 12th book of his ive read in my quest to read them all them by year of publication.
Book 2 louis l amour author 2003 the warriors path the sacketts series book 3 louis l amour author 2003 man riding west louis l amour author mark bramhall. Bendigo shafter now including louis l amour s lost treasures bonus material postscript. Louis lamour has written over a hundred books, including the famous sackett novels. This book was written by the famous western writer, louis lamour. Even since his death in 1988, louis l amour has remained one of the most popular englishlanguage writers in the world. Johnson, luke short, zane grey, and, of course, louis lamour. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read conagher. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 576 pages and is available in paperback format. Shalako, written by louis lamour and published in 1962, is a classic western novel. 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. In my opinion, louis lamour is the best western author of all time.
Unfinished manuscripts, mysterious stories, and lost notes from one of the worlds most popular novelists by louis lamour and beau lamour oct 24 2017 4. Download and read online for free ebooks written by louis. Louis pronounced louie lamour is a publishing phenomenon of colossal proportions. Click here for a plain text version of this checklist. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. In lando, louis lamour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero. He attended the university of tennessee in the early 1950s, and joined the u.
The main characters of this westerns, fiction story are zachary verne, johannes verne. Val darrant was just four years old the snowy night his mother abandoned him. Louis lamour book list sackett series in fictional story order not the order written. Hes outwritten and outsold zane grey and luke short. Furthermore, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, short stories and poetry. Lamour books consisted mainly of western stories, though he normally referred them as frontiers. Louis lamours characters and countryside were a great mix of the two. Louis lamour was commissioned to write four hopalong cassidy books in the spring and summer of 1950 by doubledays double d western imprint.
Anyway, by the end of my first novel daybreakers i was hooked. Louis lamours signature in gold is always on the front of the leather ones. Unfollow louis l amour books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Its a fairly big book, close to 300 pages, with a great many characters and. He has thrice won the governor generals award for fiction, has been shortlisted for the booker prize, the. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. At 62 and 215 pounds he looked as if he had stepped off the pages of his most recent western novel. The selfeducated writer was born in jamestown, north dakota. In louis lamour s lost treasures volume one, beau lamour presents twentytwo of his fathers unpublished manuscripts.
But instead of meeting a lonely death, he met will reillya gentleman, a gambler, and a worldly, selftaught scholar. One of our foremost storytellers of the american west, the prolific and versatile louis lamour 19081988 has thrilled generations of readers with his chronicles of the adventures of the settlers of the american frontier, many of which have become movies. Louis lamour and ronald reagan, 1983 louis dearborn lamour. How to read louis lamour stories online pen and the pad. The official louis lamour web site offers you exclusive photos, essays, and information about louis. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. Up until now most of lamours stories have taken place in the us s.
Louis lamour ride the river leatherette western hardcover book lot. Volumes 1, beau lamour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. Cowboys, indians, gunslingers, outlaws, texas rangers and frontier marshals are authentically recreated in the novels, short stories, videos and audio cassettes of one of the worlds best selling authors. I second the bret harte recommendation, and i would. Kid rodelo by louis lamour and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sitka is a bit different from the typical lamour book that ive read so far. Jeff guinn, author of the 2016 tcu texas book awardwinning buffalo trail. Simply being prolific, however, does not a bestselling author make. Bowdrie now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript. See the complete the sacketts box5 series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
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Dec 22, 2008 if you look at the picture below, youll see that im showing you the front of the book. Listen to louis lamour collection by louis lamour at. His books consisted primarily of western fiction novels though he called his work frontier stories, however he also wrote historical fiction the walking drum, science fiction the haunted mesa, nonfiction frontier, as well as poetry and shortstory collections. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Willie nelson reads six and one is fully dramatized by nelson, johnny cash, kris kristofferson, and the late waylon jennings, who together were known as the highwaymen. Lamours books have been translated into 19 languages. For six long years orlando sackett survived the horrors of a brutal mexican prison. Bendigo shafter now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript. L amour s western stories, as written by a reallife adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which. They were the first novels he ever had published and he denied writing them until the day he died, refusing to sign any of them that fans would occasionally bring to his autograph sessions. Volumes 1, beau lamour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father. If you are amenable to reading about the modern west, a couple of wonderful books are peace like a river and montana 1948.
All this rapidly led to louis lamour becoming one of the most highly regarded novelists within his field, with both commercial and critical success achieved during his time. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american author whose western stories are loved the world over. Our foremost storyteller of the american west, louis lamour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. Order of louis lamour books louis lamour 19081988 was an american novelist, or as he would say, an american storyteller. Paperback louis lamour books for sale in stock ebay. Combining an indefatigable zest for writing with an ac. Flint the louis l amour collection by l amour, louis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lot of 7 louis lamour books leatherette sackett bendigo shafter utah blaine. Riding for the brand, the black rock coffin makers, dutchmans. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read flint. A complete set of the louis l amour collection in leatherette. I grew up with shelves stocked with louis lamour, ernest haycox, luke short.
Ive been reading and rereading louis lamour for the last twenty years or so. We had lost luke short, our western star, and i was in california looking for a. The isbn is for the paperback edition except when only a hardcover exists. Americas storyteller, louis lamour, brings to life the american frontier. He is best known for his western fiction novels but has also written historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. Free download or read online the lonesome gods pdf epub book. Louis lamours lost treasures an exploration of the. These entertaining selections range from the first four chapters of a chilling western horror novel to a complete movie treatment on the middle eastern adventures of a swashbuckling archeologist. Buy western fiction books louis lamour and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
Americas storyteller, louis l amour, brings to life the american frontier. Four fulllength novels by the king of western tales, louis lamour, reprinted from his original magazine versions before his paperback publishers demanded changes. The sackett novels title code novels, continued ttitle code short stories title code. Buy a cheap copy of reillys luck book by louis lamour. Lamours western stories, as written by a reallife adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which. Recommendations for a louis lamour fan westerns librarything. I am 60 years old and i have read louis lamour since i. Louis lamour lives on in new book no traveller returns. The official louis lamour web site offers you exclusive photos, essays, and information about louis lamour and. Born in jamestown, north dakota, he was the most decorated author in the history of american letters.