Hopalong rides into a firestorm of violence and betrayal. Rider of lost creek, the 102764 quick and the dead. A novel kilkenny book 1 kindle edition by louis l amour. Rider of lost creek, the novel the official louis lamour. Kilkenny tries to stay out of sight and out of trouble, but when a friend of his gets into trouble, kilkenny comes to straighten things out. Ive been such a lifelong, diehard fan of louis lamour that i almost feel guilty writing this. There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse. I once heard that louis lamour kept two typewriters in his office.
Louis lamour 19081988 was an american author whose western stories are loved the world over. The rider of lost creek by louis lamour, paperback. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rider of lost creek. His novels of the old west made him well known and appreciated around the world. Kilkenny 04 short story a gun for killkenny 1997 louis lamour. Complete list of lois lamour titles the louis lamour collection. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. Publications by name publications by date authors literature. Returning with medical help, hopalong finds the wounded man has been shot through the temple. The rider of lost creek kilkenny, book 1 by louis lamour. 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.
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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The rider of lost creek depicts an impending range war with the growth of the use of barbed wire on the open range. Whoever is stirring up trouble has big ideas for the live oak. 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. He was light, fast and whenever one of his heroes was trapped in the desert heat without water being pursued by apaches, i felt better able to empathize while sitting in a deck chair under the hot alabama sun, having to stretch almost beyond my reach for a cool. Books written by louis l amour, possibly the best western writer known. Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the american old west frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Based on a novel by louis lamour, this comedic western tells of a thieving man who tries to get his hands on two million dollars of government cash while trying to avoid his friendwho happens to be a lawman. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the. Lance kilkenny has a debt to pay, and he isnt about to let. Last stand at papago wells is one of my favorites because l amour deviates slightly from the western pulp formula. Rama the dove 1971 related to the ben mallory fragment in louis lamours lost treasures volume 2 california 1970s the first lamour ranch. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. His father was a local politician, large animal veterinarian and farm equipment broker who arrived in north dakota in the year 1882.
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But when kilkenny tries to stop the fighting, he finds theres more at stake than land or wire. A list of books written by louis lamour the following list was taken from the official website, the isbn numbers are said to be for the paperback editions. 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 rider of lost creek kilkenny, book 1 by louis lamour book cover, description, publication history. I grew up on televisions westerns of the 50s, so i do enjoy that occasional western novel. Louis lamour project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The rider of lost creek a man called trent features two classic novellas from the beloved american author and master of western fictionthe rider of lost creek and a man called trent, which, for the first time, are presented in their original versions.
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