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My first L'Amour.
Last Of The Breed. VERY GOOD SO FAR! Granted im only on chapter 5, but man this is a great book. Didnt know if i could go full bore cowboy for a first novel and im very happy w/ this one! Who else has read it?? Seems like a great survival story! Im sure there will be skills in it one could use in the woods!

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It's been years, but I have read all his westerns and most of his European stories too. Great stuff and I'll have to put some back in rotation. I'm not sure I remember that much as far as info for us WS folks, but it sure felt like being out there while reading his stories.
 
He actually does touch on the occasional survival technique. I grew up on Louis L'Amour. I never wanted to be a fireman, or stuff like that when I was a kid. I wanted to be Lance Kilkenny, Utah Blaine, or Tyrel Sackett. Wasn't so fond of his other writings, but after 30+ years, have probably read most of his westerns a couple dozen times each.
Most of them make a good afternoon read, but I really liked his longer ones, like "Bendigo Shafter", and "The Lonesome Gods".
 
Well if the man wrote Westerns as well as this more "modern" one im going to be reading alot more of his works! my grandma and grandpa used to read his stuff...had ALL of the leather bound ones...that is all they would read..well and the bible....good stuffs! :thumbup:
 
I picked up the first two volumes of his short stories collection. Most of the stories in the first one were about desert survival. Other than finding springs in the desert, the driving factor was revenge on the bad guys. Very good books.
 
La'mour has always been one of my favorite authors. My favorites are, Last of the Breed, The Walking Drum, The Lonesome Gods, Bendigo Shafter, Jubal Sackett. If you like to watch westerns, you'll find a lot of them are based on his books. The one that everyone seems to know is Hondo.

David
 
Louis L'Amour? He was only fantastic, that's all.

When I was young, I think I read all his books a couple of times. He had the unique ability to use the same basic story line over and over, just swapping out the characters and some details, and you still wanted to read his books.

I think I have to revisit his work; it's been awhile, and he's an old friend.
 
theedge13 said:
Well if the man wrote Westerns as well as this more "modern" one im going to be reading alot more of his works! my grandma and grandpa used to read his stuff...had ALL of the leather bound ones...that is all they would read..well and the bible....good stuffs! :thumbup:
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My grandparents introduced me to both Louis Lamour and the bible. Agreed, Good Stuff!
Walking Drum, Comstock Lode and all the Sackett stories were my favorites.
 
I bought the entire L'Amour library at a half priced books shop in houston for 1.25, paid by the linear foot of shelf space. Could quite possibly be the best money I ever spent.
 
Last of a breed is a great book. For younger readers it is a great reminder of how bad the "Evil Empire" really was.
 
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