Law of the Desert Born, Louis LAmour
Law of the Desert Born, Louis LAmour
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Law of the Desert Born

Author: Louis L'Amour

Narrator: Christopher Crennen

Unabridged: 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2011

Categories: Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Shad Marone is hunted across the desert by a posse and vengeful sheriff who falsely accuse him of murder and intend to kill him without a trial.Louis L’Amour (1908-1988) was a prolific writer of novels and short stories, usually frontier stories of the American West. Book sale estimates of 230 million and 330 million rank L’Amour among the bestselling authors in world history. L’Amour’s fiction continues to enjoy immense popularity as books, audiobooks, and films. L’Amour received many awards, including the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.L’Amour was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, the seventh child of a large animal veterinarian. He was a voracious reader and largely self-taught. He traveled the world as a merchant seaman, earned money as a professional boxer, worked as a rancher, miner, and lumberjack, and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in World War II.aspenleafmedia.com

About Louis L'Amour

Louis L'Amour was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, and many of his stories were made into films. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works were still in print, and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers."

Reviews

Goodreads review by John on February 26, 2022

Great short stories. 11 in total. Desert Death Song was my favorite and the chase across the alkaline desert. Several similar stories of small ranchers against the bigger ranches. Trap of Gold I had read before and was a good one to end the series. A man has to know when to walk away.......more

Goodreads review by Darren on March 13, 2017

When I got into westerns, the first thing I learned is if you want a great read in the genre, turn to Louis L’Amour. LAW OF THE DESERT BORN is proof of that claim. This book is a collection of short stories by the author, complete with author notes before each story. Each story is filled with the aut......more

Goodreads review by Brian on June 15, 2023

I have to say that my pleasure in reading L'Amour is less in the playout of his stories and much more in reveling in the sense I get that I am in the Old West with its tough people and its rugged beauty. He lingers in his loving descriptions of the land - here he lays out the view of the surrounding......more

Goodreads review by lew:) on April 19, 2025

3’stars Not even sure how I found out about this book lol, but I’ve been chasing the high Lonesome Dove gave me ever since I read it and nothing has ever come close to it… Nor did this, I fear. As a collection of Western-based short stories, it was entertaining and a nice palate cleanser from all th......more

Goodreads review by Wayne on November 26, 2013

Law of the Desert Born is a graphic novel adaptation of the story by Louis L'Amour. A murder in a western town brings out a posse, but there may be more to the story than there appears. The story opens with Marone riding into town and shooting a man in what appears to be cold blood. The town sheriff......more

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