Louis l amour, author of last of the breed, on librarything. Lamours books, primarily western fiction though he called his work frontier stories, remain popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. Several of the earliest writings of louis lamour were four for hire hopalong cassidy stories and novels, published under the pseudonym tex burns. Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become louis lamours hallmark. Louis lamours down the long hills 1986 bruce boxleitner. There are no writing, marks or tears on the cover or pages. Lamours books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. Release dates 2 also known as aka 10 release dates usa 15 november 1986. Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures a novel ebook. Louis lamours down the long hills 1986 rarefilmm the cave. Louis lamours classic novels of the west make for perfect fathers day gifts. May 01, 1971 under the sweetwater rim is a great story by louis l amour.
Then you definitely come right place to find the down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures a novel. It was a big country needing big men and women to live in it. Is there a place online where i can listen to louis l. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. 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. Pdf ps 0, of us 0, acdc % whole wheat 0, reeves 0,29 5. Read the daybreakers by louis lamour available from rakuten kobo. Lamour did his best writing in the late 60s and down the long hills was a really fun read. Unusual for lamour and that time period, the story is told from the third person point of view of four people. The novels were not published under lamours own name until 1991.
My dad, who was a louis lamour fan and read everything he wrote, gave me this book after he finished it. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in russia and he escapes a soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient. Jan 03, 2011 i first met louis l amour inside a truck stop outside of lincoln, nebraska. A western movie about two young children and their loyal horse. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no. Louis lamours down the long hills 1986 tv movie release info. If you are amenable to reading about the modern west, a couple of wonderful books are peace like a river and montana 1948. Books by louis lamour louis lamour average rating 4. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in russia and he escapes a soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his indian. The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 4, part 2. Louis lamours down the long hills tv movie 1986 on imdb. Here are two exciting adventures from the pen of louis lamour. If you are a western lover, you will never be disappointed with a louis lamour book. A sevenyearold boy and a threeyearold girl, stranded on the limitless prairie.
Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures a novel. Louis l amour is the only americanborn novelist in history to receive both the presidential medal of freedom and the congressional gold medal. The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 1. Trap of gold and trail to pie town audiobook by louis lamour. This volume presents five more of lamours fine short stories about the west, restored according to how they first appeared in their initial publication in magazines. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american author. Is there a place online where i can listen to louis lamours audio dramatizations free. Adventures of huckleberry finn great illustrated classics. Biomedical theory in ancient egypt 2004, a nonfiction book by andrew hunt gordon and calvin w. As part of the louis lamours lost treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials. For example, you can read the sackett brand for the quintessential western revenge story, written years before the. When interviewed not long before his death, he was asked which among his. Saddle up for a wild western ride, lamour style the gunslinging glory of louis lamour westerns might be romanticized past the point of reality, but not even american history scholar elizabeth.
The classic western, now newly repackaged as part of bantams louis lamours lost treasures programwith neverbeforeseen material from louis and his. Ok so i didnt actually meet him he passed away long before i became a truck driver, but i had heard his name before and was curious about western novels. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. I n the mid nineteen twenties louis lamour, still only a teenager, set out on a journey which was to take him around the world. Start reading down the long hills on your kindle in under a minute. Shop the latest titles by louis lamour at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide.
Two young survivors of a wagontrain massacre battle horse thieves. Louis lamour quoteseducation of a wandering man philosophical quotes and wisdom from his books through his characters. The story is set in the late 1860searly 1870s it has many characters but the main characters are tenadore brian,mary deveraux,an rueben kelsey. Two children whose wagon train was ambushed must continue to fort bridger with a big red horse amidst bears, a curious indian and two bitter horse thieves. The books were first published around the late 1920s and the early 1930s. Louis lamours lost treasures is a project created to release some of the authors more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. After the massacre hardy and betty sue were left with only a horse and a knife with which to face the long battle against the wilderness.
Discover one of louis lamours most iconic heroes of the frontier. Louis l amours most popular book is last of the breed. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Read the kilkenny series bundle by louis lamour available from rakuten kobo. In the 1950s, stories from his westerns he called them frontier stories began to be made into movies. There, he changed his name to louis lamour and settled down to try to make. Two young survivors of a wagontrain massacre battle horse. Down the long hills by louis l amour book cover, description, publication history.
The stranger of the title is played by joel mccrea, coming toward the end of his career, and hes a bit long in the tooth for the role he plays in this combination wagon trainrange war story with a convoluted plot based on a story by louis lamour. I spent my time reading no traveller returns by louis lamour, a book mom gave me for christmas, and one published posthumously by lamours son, beau. Growing up in the 50s and 60s, we watched a lot of westerns on tv, bonanza, wagon train, etc. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading down the long hills. Louis lamour 190888 page at readers of the purple sage. Trap of gold wetherton has been three months out of horsehead before he finds his first color. Louis lamours down the long hills 1986 changes the. Apr 29, 2014 the collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 1, features thirtyfive actionpacked frontier stories. Last of the breed by louis lamour overdrive rakuten. Louis lamours down the long hills tv movie 1986 release. Recommendations for a louis lamour fan westerns librarything.
Louis lamour, a veteran of world war ii, was a prolific author who began his career writing for the pulps under a variety of names. Daniel and i also finished a fivehundredpiece puzzle. Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures by. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. But he is still joel mccrea, and, like gary cooper, he can still hold our attention and make. Louis lamour said that the west was no place for the frightened or the mean. The quick and the dead 1991, a book by george grant. The collected short stories of louis lamour series by. Sep 28, 2015 louis lamours down the long hills 1986 bruce boxleitner.
The story is set in the late 1860searly 1870s it has many characters but the main characters are. I first met louis lamour inside a truck stop outside of lincoln, nebraska. The main character is a seven year old boy forced to make his way along the oregon trail after his wagon train is wiped out. In his capable hands, down the long hills becomes a worthy western tale of survival. It kicks off a series of nine paperbacks, including a twopart volume of adventure stories and a twopart volume of crime stories, which brings all of lamours short fiction to his millions of readers around the world. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. These book have been out of print for a very long time, and are currently available for purchase only in paper format, after being owned by one of more people. Are you looking for down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures a novel. Louis lamours down the long hills library of congress. At the time of his death all 105 of his works were in print 89 novels, 14 shortstory collections, and two fulllength works of.
Only when we rode down the long, gradual slope toward the house did we see. Down the long hills kindle edition by louis lamour. Down the long hills louis l amour s lost treasures. Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures and millions of other books are. From the listening hills the twelve stories in this collectionappearing for the first time in one complete volumerun the spectrum of human emotions as they transport us from the fading majesty of the old west to a smalltown football field to the lonely canyons of one mans mind.
Under the sweetwater rim is a great story by louis lamour. With bruce boxleitner, bo hopkins, michael wren, don shanks. Louis dearborn lamour was an american novelist and shortstory writer. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures by louis. Louis lamour hopalong cassidy novel collection bantam. The gold is located at the head of a fan laying in a gigantic crack in a granite upthrust that resembles a fantastic ruin. Schwabe postulating that the origin of the ankh has a biological basis derived from ancient cattle culture linked to the egyptian belief that semen was created in the. The man from the broken hills by louis lamour, paperback. There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print. Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures and millions of other books are available for instant access. Amour tells his story in his signature straight forward, simple style that relies heavily on action and less so on character development. Download last of the breed by louis lamour pdf subject.
When his experimental aircraft is forced down in russia and he escapes a soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his indian forebears to survive. It is well worth watching and will be enjoyed by many. The collected short stories of louis lamour, volume 1, features thirtyfive actionpacked frontier stories. This crumbling granite is slashed with a vein of quartz that is literally laced with gold. But if you want to save it to your computer, you can download much of ebooks now. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. Louis lamour is currently considered a single author. Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures penguin. Arkansans obviously, missourians, marylanders, wisconsinites, and quite a few fellow texans. Somewhere my love lay sleeping behind the lights of a faroff town. Riding for the brand jed asbury was stripped naked by. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Conagher by louis lamour offered by bella terra books all of louis lamours book are great reads. I started a series challenge for louis l amour s sackett books, here. Down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures down the long hills louis lamours lost treasures. He published ninety novels, thirty shortstory collections, two works of nonfiction, a memoir, education of a wandering man, and a volume of poetry, smoke from this altar. Louis lamours down the long hills tv movie 1986 imdb. Louis lamour is the only americanborn novelist in history to receive both the presidential medal of freedom and the congressional gold medal. Down the long hills kindle edition by louis l amour. They featured vivid descriptions of the western american landscape, rare in an author at that time. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in russia and he escapes a soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his. These classic tales of adventure, mystery, mysticism, and. One of the bestkept secrets of l amour s work, however, is his proficiency in nonwestern settings. The daybreakers ebook by louis lamour 9780553899061.
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