Bannon, Louis LAmour
Bannon, Louis LAmour
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Bannon

Author: Louis L’Amour

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 4 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/08/2017

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

Rock Bannon, wounded in an Indian attack, is rescued by a wagon train heading to Oregon. He has fully recovered when the train pulls into a fort to stock up on supplies. It is there that the leaders of the train meet Morton Harper, a smooth-talking man who persuades them to take an easier trail that will allow them to escape an attack by Indians. Bannon knows that there will be no escape from attack on that route and that it will lead the train directly onto Hardy Bishop’s vast ranching domain. Either way, and probably both, it will mean war—a war the pioneers will undoubtedly lose.Bannon first appeared in Giant Western (Winter 1948) under the title Showdown Trail. L’Amour subsequently reworked and expanded this story into The Tall Stranger, published as an original paperback in 1957. The expanded story was filmed as The Tall Stranger (Allied Artists, 1957), directed by Thomas Carr and starring Joel McCrea and Virginia Mayo.

About Louis L’Amour

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.

About Traber Burns

Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlene on October 19, 2021

My first Louis L'Amour book and it did not disappoint! One down 99 to go! :)......more

Goodreads review by Steve on January 29, 2023

Richard, you made a good point, so I increased it to a full 3 stars. My apologies go to Mr. L’Amour for disrespecting his work. It won’t happen again.......more

Goodreads review by Steven on November 20, 2020

Better than average, but pretty standard L'Amour.......more

Goodreads review by Lisbeth on August 02, 2019

Oplæser: Traber Burns. Lige til en start var jeg lidt skeptisk, men blev hurtigt overvundet. Han læser denne type bøger med den helt rigtige stemme..... Sommerferietid og så skal der være plads til ren hyggelæsning. Og Louis L'Amour er netop hyggelæsning i min optik. Jeg har læste massevis af hans co......more

Goodreads review by Ben on July 26, 2019

Was looking for something quick to hold me over on my commute the last few days before vacation. Picked this audiobook up on Hoopla as it had been awhile since I listened to a Western. I feel like I never like them as much as I want. This one seems good and the authors voice added a lot of excitemen......more


Quotes

“A strong case can be made that L’Amour was the most popular American writer of the twentieth century.” Wall Street Journal