

Killoe
Author: Louis L'Amour
Narrator: Michael Crouch
Unabridged: 3 hr 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 09/13/2016
Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Western
Author: Louis L'Amour
Narrator: Michael Crouch
Unabridged: 3 hr 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 09/13/2016
Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction, Western
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.
The cattle by the thousands rush past the hard dry ground the brindle steer leads to know not where but keeps moving, dust rises, the grubby wagons roll on , weary riders on horses keep the herd moving hour after hour, men droop, eyes, ears, mouths full of grimy particles, dogs bark, coyotes howl, h......more
This is the first real Louis L’Amour western I’ve read, after reading his Alaskan epic “Sitka” a few years back. There’s a reason why everybody’s grandpa read these books by the bundle. The storytelling is not only clear and concise, L’Amour also sneaks in a wealth of historical knowledge about the......more
"This is the story of violent men in a violent time who had one simple rule: Take what's yours - cattle, horses, land, women - and kill to keep it!" It is 1858 and Dan Killoe, his father and his step-brother Tap Henry realize that the only way they are going to get ahead in life is to move on from t......more
I'm a western fan and generally like L'Amour. In my opinion, this is one of his lesser works. Characters are more stereotypical than usual and while the setting is strongly realized, it's not enough to carry the predictable plot. It feels like an early book with all the ideas he builds on but not fu......more