All the Cowboys Aint Gone, John J. Jacobson
All the Cowboys Aint Gone, John J. Jacobson
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All the Cowboys Ain't Gone

Author: John J. Jacobson

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/13/2009

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

Lincoln Smith, a young Texan living at the beginning of the twentieth century, thinks of himself as the last true cowboy. He longs for the days of the Old West, when men like his father, a famous Texas Ranger, lived by a chivalric code. But he finds himself hopelessly out of time and place in the fastchanging U.S. of the new century. When he gets his heart broken by a modern maiden who doesnt appreciate his anachronistic tendencies, he does what any sensible young romantic would do: he joins the French Foreign Legion. On his way to an ancient and exotic country at the edge of the Sahara, Lincoln encounters a number of curious characters and strange adventures, from a desert hermit who can slow up time to a battle with a crocodile cult that worships the god of death. He meets them all with his own charming brand of courage and resourcefulness.

About John J. Jacobson

Though John J. Jacobson didn’t join the French Foreign Legion after being jilted by a girlfriend, or over his displeasure of missing the last great cattle drive, he has, borrowing Churchill’s phrase, lived a rather variegated life. He was born in Nevada, grew up in the West, surfed big waves in Hawaii, circled the world thrice, survived the sixties and seventies, corporate America, and grad school. Among other degrees he has an MA in Renaissance literature from Claremont Graduate University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donna

I was attracted to this book because i loved the idea of the Main Character’s joining the foreign legion. Meh. A predictable adventure without character development. It felt like a middle grades book and would probably be enjoyed by that age group.......more

Goodreads review by Ruthie

"The direction of the arrow cannot be changed. It may be slowed, but not changed." All the Cowboys Ain’t Gone by John J. Jacobson is an exuberant good time set at the tail end of the Old West era. Living in Texas during the turn of the twentieth century, young Lincoln Smith longs for those long-gone......more

Want to be taken on a wild adventure? Imagine a cross between James Bond and Macgyver, throw in the Wild West and North Africa, and the result will be this book. "I like gettin' out and see what's stirring with the new day, while it's still fresh and wild, before others get a chance to mar it's newne......more

Goodreads review by Cyndi

I didn’t expect to enjoy this book as much as I did. Our hero wants to be a cowboy and live in a time when a man’s honor was everything. So what is a romantic young man to do when his heart is broken? Join the French Foreign Legion, of course. Along the way he meets a cavalcade of interesting chara......more

Goodreads review by Kelly

I was honestly surprised at how much I liked this book! I loved the pacing and the way the story ties so many different characters and plot lines together. Also I won’t spoil the twist but I KNEW IT!!! Very good book and a nice fun read :)......more