Draw Straight, Louis LAmour
Draw Straight, Louis LAmour
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Draw Straight
A Western Sextet

Author: Louis L’Amour

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2020


Synopsis

This collection of six exciting Western stories from early in Louis L’Amour’s career begins with “Fork Your Own Broncs,” in which Mac Marcy, who had saved for seven years to run his own small cattle ranch, sees his dream come true, only to have it threatened by Jingle Bob Kenyon.In “Keep Travelin’, Rider,” Tack Gentry returns to Sunbonnet and his uncle’s G Bar Ranch only to find that his uncle, a Quaker, has been killed in a gunfight. A faction has moved in and run roughshod over the town and the ranches, including the G Bar.In “McQueen of the Tumbling K,” ranch foreman Ward McQueen looks out for his boss, Ruth Kermitt. When Jim Yount shows up at the Tumbling K looking to buy cattle to stock worthless land he won in a poker game, McQueen can’t help but question his true intentions.In “Four Card Draw,” Allen Ring wins the Red Rock Ranch in a poker game, but he soon finds that he has stepped into a hotbed of fear and danger; several years back, Sam Hazlitt was killed on the Red Rock, and his record book—which could discredit many of the ranchers—went missing.In “Mistakes Can Kill You,” Johnny O’Day had accounted for six dead men by the time he turned seventeen. Close to death from pneumonia, he’s taken in by the Redlins. O’Day pays the family back by staying on and working, but now he must decide whether to leave or risk his life to save their biological son, Sam.In “Showdown on the Tumbling T,” after two years in Mexico, Wat Bell runs into his cousin, whom he considers his best friend, only to learn he’s been blamed for the death of their uncle. Although his cousin offers to help, a series of events makes Bell suspect something much more sinister is going on.

About Louis L’Amour

LOUIS L'AMOUR was truly America's favorite storyteller. He was the first fiction writer ever to receive the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States Congress in honor of his life's work, and was also awarded the Medal of Freedom. There are over 3 million copies of L'Amour programs in print from Random House Audio.

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 Bob

Just good stories What can you say about Louis l'Amour just he wrte a good story. When I read one of his storie it just feels like I back in the Old West. Now it may not be like the Old West really was, but the good guys win and that is all that counts. My only problem with a book like this one is so......more

Goodreads review by Darel

I've long seen Louis L'Amour's books but never really took the time to pick one up and read it. Finally, I did decide to read Draw Straight and I found it to be very good. I Especially liked that there were six different stories and they were not long and drawn out. Overall this was a very enjoyable......more

Goodreads review by Bill

Draw Straight? Darn tootin’! More strong Western adventures from Mr. L’Amour here. This book is fairly short, but what’s there is great, especially the novella-length story that closes the book.......more

Goodreads review by Lee

The first story or two was pretty good, the one or two after that weren’t and I stopped reading before finishing. Frankly, I guess I’m not a fan of Louis L’amour. Two many characters were rapidly introduced. It felt like I was at an in-laws’ family reunion trying to figure out who was who.......more

Goodreads review by John

Always a good Western Story Louie L'Amour was one of the best western writers ever. He could grab your attention within three sentences and hold it for the rest of the story or an entire book. You will never go wrong reading one of his stories.......more


Quotes

“L’Amour falls into the grand tradition of Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson.” Wall Street Journal


Awards

  • USA Today bestseller