The Californios, Louis LAmour
The Californios, Louis LAmour
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The Californios

Author: Louis L'Amour

Narrator: Erik Singer

Unabridged: 5 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2012


Synopsis

Captain Sean Mulkerin comes home from the sea to find his family home in jeopardy. After the death of his father, Sean’s determined mother, Eileen, took it upon herself to run the sprawling Rancho Malibu—until a fire destroyed her hard-earned profits. Now, on the edge of financial ruin, Eileen hopes Sean can help them find a way out. The rumor is that her late husband found gold in the wild and haunted California hills, but the only clue to its whereabouts lies with an ancient, enigmatic Indian.

When Sean and Eileen set forth to retrace his father’s footsteps, they know they are in search of a questionable treasure—with creditors, greedy neighbors, and ruthless gunmen watching every move they make. Before they reach their destination, mother and son will test both the limits of their faith and the laws of nature as they seek salvation in a landscape where reality can blur like sand and sky in a desert mirage.

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 Henry

This unusual western is different as the eerie elements of it are more supernatural than an ordinary shoot 'em up. Sean Mulkerin a young sea captain the owner of a small two-masted schooner the Lucky Lady trading in goods he could acquire but California was a poor land with few having any valuables......more

Goodreads review by Brian

#41 THE CALIFORNIOS by Louis L'Amour: Durfee's top 50 novels countdown. Having read all of L'Amour's 120 some-odd novels THE CALIFORNIOS is my fav. A true western complete with cowboys, indians, gunfighters, mystical medicine-men, Mexican banditos, spanish gold and just a little bit of the supernatu......more

Goodreads review by Linda

This is my first experience reading a Louis L'Amour novel so I don't know how much it might differ from the dozens of other western novels he wrote. It was nothing like what I expected. The Californios waxes philosophical and mystical, combined with male egos and a few gun battles such as you'd expe......more