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Lit a Shuck for Texas and Other Early Western Tales [MultiFormat]
by Louis L'Amour
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Classic Western Tales from Louis L'Amour! Here is a passel of stories by the supreme master of the western tale, Louis L'Amour. Forgotten for almost forty years, they were penned at the outset of L'Amour's career, when he was writing for the late, lamented pulp magazines. Though he would gain his greatest success with the novel, this volume reveals him to have been an equally accomplished practitioner of short story and novelette. If you are already a Louis L'Amour fan, stories like "Lit a Shuck... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 40700 - Reading Time: 116-162 min.
Category: Historical Fiction
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McQueen of the Tumbling K & Other Early Western Classics [MultiFormat]
by Louis L'Amour
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The stories in McQueen of the Tumbling K & Other Early Western Classics date from the 1940s-50s, the beginning of Louis L'Amour's literary career. Each of these vintage tales was penned when he was a journeyman author, earning his living creating Western action for pulp magazines. The selection in this anthology was personally made by the editorial board of Buckskin Classics, who feel the individual stories are all emblematic of L'Amour's early short fiction at its best. "Ride, You Tonto Raiders... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 48727 - Reading Time: 139-194 min.
Category: Historical Fiction
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Showdown on the Hogback [MultiFormat]
by Louis L'Amour
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A rarely reprinted pulp magazine novel from bestselling western novelist Louis L'Amour. Showdown on the Hogback was first published in Giant Western magazine August 1950 under the pseudonym Jim Mayo. Years later, as was Louis L'Amour's habit, it was rewritten as Showdown at Yellow Butte. Was any gunfighter ever in a worse predicament? Tom Kedrick found himself caught between two sides - and he was both those sides! Hired by a big land syndicate to drive out what he is told are dangerous squatter... more info>>
Words: 51319 - Reading Time: 146-205 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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