Louis L'amour

Sixth Shotgun the Louis L'amour

Brief Description: A novella and three stories from L'Amour's classic magazine days, all restored to their original versions. Biographical Note: L'Amour released his first novel, " Hondo," in 1953 and consistently produced 3 novels a year until his death in 1988. Since his death, more than 80 million additional copies of his work have been sold. There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print. Publisher Marketing: No writer is associated more closely with the American West than Louis L Amour. Collected here are two of his most exciting works, in their original forms. The title story, a tale of stagecoach robbery and frontier justice, is finally available in its full-length version. Similarly, the short novel included in this volume, The Rider of the Ruby Hills, one of L Amour s greatest range war novels, was published first in a magazine, then expanded by the author into a longer version years later. Here is a chance to experience the novel as it appeared in its debut, as L Amour originally wrote it." Review Citations:

Ingram Paperback Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 26 (EAN 9780843955804, Mass Market Paperbound)

Library Journal 05/01/1997 (EAN 9780553452310, Analog Audio Cassette)

Contributor Bio:  L'Amour, Louis LOUIS L'AMOUR (1908-1988) was born in Jamestown, North Dakota. He left school at 15 to travel the world. While in his thirties, he began writing novels about life on the Western frontier. His first big success, "Hondo", was made into a John Wayne movie. L'Amour wrote 100 books in all, which sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and several short stories.