Three-Ten to Yuma

Name: Three-Ten to Yuma
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Author: Elmore Leonard
ISBN: 9780061562945

Author: Elmore Leonard

Narrator: Henry Rollins, David Strathairn, Tom Wopat, William Atherton

Unabridged: 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/04/2007

Categories: Fiction, Anthologies, Short Stories, Western

Synopsis

From Elmore Leonard, the author who has influenced more writers than any other, comes a thrilling story of law in the Old West, upheld by the barrel of a six-gun.Deputy Paul Scallen will earn his one hundred fifty dollars if he can get his prisoner Jim Kidd on the train to Yuma Prison. But the members of Kidd's gang have determined that Scallen won't live long enough to make the Three-Ten to Yuma.Performed by Henry Rollins, this classic of bullets and bad men demonstrate the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that made Elmore Leonard one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.

About Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers Raylan, Tishomingo Blues, Be Cool, Get Shorty, and Rum Punch, as well as the acclaimed collection When the Women Come Out to Dance, which was a New York Times Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including Raylan, were the basis for the FX hit show Justified. Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013.

About Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins joined the band Black Flag in 1981. In 1986 he formed the Rollins Band. His publishing company, 2-13-61, has released more than a dozen books, several CDs and DVDs of his own, and the work of others such as Henry Miller, Iggy Pop and Nick Cave. He has performed in several movies and TV shows including Bad Boys II, Heat, and Drew Carey.

About David Strathairn

David Strathairn reads ""Welcome to the Monkey House,"" ""Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog,"" ""D.P.,"" ""The Lie,"" and ""Adam"".

About Tom Wopat

Tom Wopat has starred on television in The Dukes of Hazzard and Cybill and on Broadway in City of Angels, Guys and Dolls and Annie Get Your Gun, which earned him a Tony® nomination.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on July 13, 2024

Outstanding western stories I almost didn't buy this book as I thought it was probably made up of stories which I already had in other collections. To my pleasant surprise I found that most of the stories were new to me. All were very good. Two of the stories have been made into notable movies. Actual......more

Goodreads review by Julio on February 27, 2024

El cuento La gran cacería se trata con mayor detalle en el programa de Gabinete de Curiosidades La gran cacería de Elmore Leonard: la extinción del bisonte americano a través de la épica del western: [URL not allowed] Luego de leer y disfrutar mucho de sus dos novelas cortas Hombre y......more

Goodreads review by Ignacio on April 14, 2020

Agradable complemento a la lectura de Hombre / Que viene Valdez. Por el lugar donde se desarrollan los relatos (los territorios de Arizona y Nuevo México) y el peso de la interacción entre los colonizadores y las diferentes tribus apaches. A veces en plena guerra de guerrillas con los agentes de las......more

Goodreads review by Alejandro on November 12, 2019

No sé qué me pasa. Libro western que leo, libro que me gusta. Será porque Alfredo Lara tiene un ojo fantástico para elegir qué publicar en su colección Frontera de la editorial Valdemar o simplemente porque sin saberlo el género me gusta más de lo que creía, pero da igual que sean novelas, novelas c......more

Goodreads review by Adam on November 18, 2024

Find myself wishing he had done more westerns, even if that meant less crime. Worth your time.......more