West of Dodge, Louis LAmour
West of Dodge, Louis LAmour
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West of Dodge

Author: Louis L'Amour

Narrator: Dramatization

Unabridged: 1 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/04/2008


Synopsis

WHERE THE REAL FRONTIER BEGINS

A young cowpuncher stakes a claim that can only be sealed with fists and a .44 Colt. . . . A gunfighter, tired of violence, finds himself pushed down a trail of bloody revenge. . . . From purple sage to gambler’s gold, from a señorita’s tempting smile to a splash of blood in the dust, here are stories with a distinctive L’Amour twist. A quiet farmer defends his honor in a moment of panic and luck . . . only to find true courage on the run from the dead man’s brothers. A young drifter defends a lady’s honor . . . and finds himself the quarry of a hanging posse. An aging marshal with a reputation as a crack shot faces a stranger who knows his secret. With relentless suspense and unforgettable drama, Louis L’Amour once again paints a vivid portrait of our western heritage that will live forever.

About The Author

Louis L'Amour, truly America's favorite storyteller, was the first fiction writer ever to receive the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States Congress in honor of his life's work, and was also awarded the Medal of Freedom. There are more than 265 million copies of his books in print worldwide.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Imran on January 22, 2023

It's been a while since I've read good Western fiction and this collection of short stories by L'Amour reminded me of what I've been missing! Each story was enjoyable. Each story portrays the complexity of the human condition and the nuances required to identify good from evil; right from wrong. All......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on March 30, 2019

A great collection of western short stories. In the foreword to this book, L’Amour’s son, Beau recounts having found these stories after his father’s death, stories that had been unpublished. He thought they were written probably as the pulps were going out, and as spec stories for the higher class......more

Goodreads review by Barry on January 23, 2021

To say that these fourteen stories of the Old West have an interesting provenance is putting it mildly. In the 1950's the fiction magazine business (the so-called "pulps") was dying out, being replaced by paperback books, television, and the newer "slick-magazine" market (i.e. The Saturday Evening P......more

Goodreads review by Aubrey on January 04, 2022

**SPOILERS** There are many different characters in this book dealing with different problems. Each chapter is a new short story based on that character. The cowboy likes to settle things with guns and fists. The farmer deals with problems with panic and luck. The sheriff is getting older, and then f......more

Goodreads review by Megargee on July 27, 2019

This 1997 paperback collection consists of 14 previously unpublished Western short stories by the late Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) ranging from 5 to 20 pages in length, along with a foreword and afterword by Beau L'Amour, who found them among his father's papers. Beau does not know why they hadn't bee......more