How the West Was Won, Louis LAmour
How the West Was Won, Louis LAmour
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How the West Was Won

Author: Louis L'Amour

Narrator: Joe Morton

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/12/2011


Synopsis

They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who’d headed east to see the ocean but left his heart—and his home—in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. These pioneering men and women sowed the seeds of a nation with their courage—and with their blood. Here is the story of how their paths would meet amid the epic struggle against fierce enemies and nature’s cruelty, to win for all time the rich and untamed West.

About The Author

Our foremost storyteller of the American West, Louis L’Amour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the world.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlie Parker on December 19, 2024

How the West was won Conocida en español como "La conquista del oeste" se trata de un muy buen intento de resumir en trescientas páginas un período de más de cincuenta años durante los cuales el oeste americano fue invadido para siempre y nunca volvió a ser lo mismo. La novela está dividida en cinco p......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 18, 2014

More of a 3.5, but quite good, more meat than the typical L'Amour. Sort of a quick version of John Jakes' Bicentennial series, just focused on the mid to late 1800's. I was surprised to find out that L'Amour just wrote the novelization of the screenplay, not the original story.......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 17, 2017

Louis L'Amour was not one of the most technical or long-winded writers, he was short, succinct, and to the point and had a way that grabs you into the story immediately. The descriptions of the scenery, events, people, and situations made you feel as if you were right there living it side-by-side wi......more

Goodreads review by Sara on March 29, 2015

I was prepared to give this book three stars - until Zeb went West. The first half of the book was a poor imitation of the movie. The second half, however, is superior to the movie. Once Zeb goes west, L'Amour takes over and offers us context, back stories and complexity that the movie could not exp......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on May 26, 2017

A sprawling book written with the usual L'Amour skill. The movie was a bit of a mess but the book was much cleaner if still somewhat messy.......more