The feature rustlers roundup also did not meet l amour standards. End of the drive by louis lamour1998 i really like this book because you feel like your riding right ther with the people in the book seeing what they see and do. In end of the drive, lamour brilliantly illuminates the dramatic struggles and enduring truths, the selfreliance and selfdetermination that have long beat at the heart of americas greatness more paperback, 272 pages published march 2nd 1998 by bantam first published may 5th 1997. Buy end of the drive sacketts by lamour, louis from amazons fiction books store. Mar 31, 2017 louis dearborn l amour was an american author. L amour s western stories, as written by a reallife adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which.
In the title tale, a young man who heads a cattle drive finds wooing a beautiful woman to be more fraught with. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print more about louis l. Louis lamour 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. See the complete the sacketts box5 series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. In the edition i have, there is an authors note from him saying he was going to write the sequel. I probably wont update this page any further than the list of the original 122 titles that existed at the end of 2005. The sackett novels title code novels, continued ttitle code short stories title code. Louis l amour s 115 titleplus bibliography is astonishing on its own. End of the drive captures all the grit, grandeur, and glory of t. End of the drive by louis lamour overview a veteran trail driver, who has survived thundering stampedes and comanche raids, discovers theres nothing. End of the drive the louis lamour trading post, books. Lamour is a great writer and historian, but this offering proves the point that not every effort can be a great one.
Anyway, by the end of my first novel daybreakers i was hooked. Louis lamour project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Replete with the elements which lamour readers love, from men and women facing daunting challenges to the trials of westward settlement, end of the drive will thoroughly captivate diehard lamour fans and win the author many new ones. Buy a cheap copy of end of the drive book by louis lamour. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the kilkenny series bundle. Louis lamour large print books for sale in stock ebay. This page is the chronology based on the book the sackett companion by louis l amour himself. The feature rustlers roundup also did not meet lamour standards. This one features quite a few shorts, written in the early days, that lamour later turned into novels. Four novels from americas favorite storyteller by l amour, louis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Our foremost storyteller of the american west, louis lamour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. Bendigo shafter now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript.
The official louis lamour web site offers you exclusive photos, essays, and information about louis lamour and. The collected short stories of louis lamour, the frontier stories volume 1. Just in time for fathers day, this treasure trove of stories written by master storyteller louis lamour features a wealth of tales never before published. Best of the west a veteran trail driver, who has survived thundering stampedes and comanche raids, discovers theres nothing so dangerous as courting a beautiful woman. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american author whose western stories are loved the world over. Lamour is unparalleled in his ability to paint the western landscape with words, and his sense of period detail and argot is fine. Usa today, best bets column from the inside flap a veteran trail driver, who has survived thundering stampedes and comanche raids, discovers theres nothing so dangerous as courting a beautiful woman. Stories sacketts book 7 kindle edition by lamour, louis.
Louis lamour author our foremost storyteller of the american west, louis lamour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and women who settled the frontier. L amour is a great writer and historian, but this offering proves the point that not every effort can be a great one. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading end of the drive. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. End of the drive a collection of short stories by louis lamour. His books consisted primarily of western fiction novels though he called his work frontier stories, however he also wrote historical fiction the walking drum, science fiction the haunted mesa, nonfiction frontier, as well as poetry and shortstory collections. Taking to the road in the winter of 1923, him and his brother both headed south with their parents after a financial downfall, during which time they made ends meet. End of the drive by louis lamour overdrive rakuten. In end of the drive, lamour brilliantly illuminates the dramatic struggles and enduring truths, the selfreliance and selfdetermination that have long beat at the heart of americas greatness. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read end of the drive. I bought this because the author writes great books and hours of fun reading.
Louis lamour was commissioned to write four hopalong cassidy books in the spring and summer of 1950 by doubledays double d western imprint. Caprock rancher elisha comes to red horse desperate men the courting of griselda end of the drive the lonesome gods rustler roundup the skull and the arrow. Good condition western book by louis lamour from the hardcover lamour collection that was originally obtained by subscription. Americas storyteller, louis lamour, brings to life the american frontier. I have since bought or borrowed every louis l amour novel i can find. Books in the sackett saga, shown in suggested reading order. The west of the late louis lamour how the west was won rides again in this anthology of eight short stories and a novella, all previously unpublished. A veteran trail driver, who has survived thundering stampedes and comanche raids, discovers theres nothing so dangerous as courting a beautiful woman a brutally beaten homesteader crawls off to dieonly to stumble upon an ancient talisman that restores his will to live. Led by an unforgettable trio of brothers, this oneofakind clan embodies the frontier ideals of toughness, determination, and justice that have. Keep up to date on louis lamour news, new book releases, articles and much more.
Simply being prolific, however, does not a bestselling author make. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sacketts land the first novel in what was to be the sacketts series, this book from louis lamour was originally published in 1974. Jun 10, 1998 if you saw maggie rock in a movie, or read about it in a novel by louis l amour, you would recognize it as the kind of craggy butte where hostile indians might gather before descending on a wagon. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. May 19, 2019 end of the drive by louis l amour, 1998, bantam edition, in english. Buy end of the drive by louis l amour online at alibris. Author louis lamours complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions. A novel sacketts mass market paperback march 2, 1998 by louis lamour author. Did louis lamour ever finish his sequel to the walking drum.
Four novels from americas favorite storyteller by lamour, louis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Five of these stories are early first drafts, that later became novels. These stories were varied and i liked some a lot more than others, but overall a nice collection of stories all. Jul 07, 2015 the kilkenny series bundle ebook written by louis lamour. Two are first drafts of novels that never developed. Also included is frontier, an oversized book with photographs by davis muench. A brutally beaten homesteader crawls off to dieonly to stumble upon an ancient talisman that restores his will to live. The collected short stories of louis lamour, the adventure stories. End of the drive captures all the grit, grandeur, and glory of the men and women who wielded. Louis lamour books list of books by author louis lamour. Replete with the elements which lamour readers love, from men and women facing daunting challenges to the trials of westward settlement, end of the drive will thoroughly captivate diehard l. Desperate men the courting of griselda end of the drive the lonesome.
End of the drive leather bound published june 1997 by bantam books, inc. The louis lamour collection bookstore end of the drive. Sacketts land, to the far blue mountains, the warriors path, jubal sackett, ride the river. The sacketts are the unforgettable pioneer family created by master storyteller louis lamour to bring to vivid life the spirit and adventure of the american frontier. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print more about louis lamour. Seeing how his writing developed and how much better he became over time is interesting, and the stories are still enjoyable even if several arent. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories, however he also wrote historical fiction the walking drum, science fiction the haunted mesa, nonfiction frontier, as well as poetry and shortstory collections. Set in 1699 it featured the story of protagonist barnabas sackett as he relates his tale, which is a narration of a voyage that saw him trading various furs with the chesapeake indians. Im a longtime louis l amour fan, but end of the drive fell far below expectations. The collected short stories of louis l amour, the adventure stories volume 5 from the listening hills with these hands bowdrie monument rock the collected short stories of louis l amour, the crime stories volume 6 the collected short stories of louis l amour, the frontier stories volume 7 the strong shall live law of the desert born.
The book only covers the sacketts, obviously, so the rest is my own guesswork, based on having read and reread the books. This treasure trove of stories captures the grit, grandeur, and the glory of the men and. Lamour books consisted mainly of western stories, though he normally referred them as frontiers. Louis lamour ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
Click here for a plain text version of this checklist. Born in jamestown, north dakota, he was the first american novelist ever to be awarded a national gold medal by the united states congress for lifetim. Louis lamour collection end of the drive bantam books. The louis l amour collection, leather bound, 197 pages.
Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. A complete set of the louis l amour collection in leatherette. These stories were varied and i liked some a lot more than others, but overall a nice collection of stories all told in his straight forward, slightly formulistic manner. End of the drive proves again that no one captured the frontier like lamour. The sacketts series book 18 louis lamour author 2003 ride the dark trail the sacketts series book 18 louis lamour author terrence mann narrator 2004 lonely on the mountain the sacketts series book 19 louis lamour author david strathairn narrator 2007 lonely on the mountain. Sacketts series louis lamour an epic spanning multiple generations in one frontier family, the sackett series stands at the forefront of louis lamour s sprawling canon of the american west. Louis lamours 115 titleplus bibliography is astonishing on its own. In the novella, rustler roundup, the lone hero outwits a gang of cattle rustlers, desperate men is on a prison break during an earthquake, and in the title tale a cowboy finds.
End of the drive large print edition louis lamour collection leatherette edition short stories. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. All this rapidly led to louis lamour becoming one of the most highly regarded novelists within his field, with both commercial and critical success achieved during his time. End of the drive from the listening hills brionne showdown trail dark canyon the californios by louis lamour jan 1, 1974. Buy a cheap copy of end of the drive book by louis l amour. Lamours books, primarily western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. Then again, historically speaking, women were rare among all the inhabitants of the early west except the indians, so lamours weakness is less harmful in his chosen setting than it would be almost anywhere else. End of the drive captures all the grit, grandeur, and glory of the men and women who wielded pistol and plow, bible and branding iron to tame a wild country. The first novel in what was to be the sacketts series, this book from louis lamour was originally published in 1974. L amour s books, primarily western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. Author louis lamour six book set bundle collection, includes. There are more than 300 million copies of his books. At the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print 86 novels, 14 shortstory collections and one fulllength work of nonfiction and he was considered one of the worlds most.
The isbn is for the paperback edition except when only a hardcover exists. Cowboys, indians, gunslingers, outlaws, texas rangers and frontier marshals are authentically recreated in the novels, short stories, videos and audio cassettes of one of the worlds best selling authors. Lamours western stories, as written by a reallife adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which. The west of the late louis l amour how the west was won rides again in this anthology of eight short stories and a novella, all previously unpublished. Bowdrie now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript. North to the rail, end of the drive, high lonesome, long ride home and off the mangrove coast. May 05, 1997 end of the drive is another of l amour s posthumously published short story collections. End of the drive louis lamour leatherette collection. The late, great, vastly prolific lamour jubal sackett, 1985, etc. The louis lamour collection, leather bound, 197 pages. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read flint. Furthermore, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, short stories and poetry. The end of the drive is collection of western short stories, penned by louis lamour. End of the drive is another of lamours posthumously published short story collections.