Matt Bardoul was a good man to have as a friend and a bad one to make trouble with. He was also a single-minded drifter—until he met his matc...
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Mar 13, 2011
Villager
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I've decided that I'm going to try to read all of the books written by Louis L'Amour. My father was a great L'Amour fan. I remember that I bought him L'Amour books when I was a child for his birthday or Christmas gifts. I guess that my love of Westerns comes from my Dad ... because I've never lived on a ranch and I've only ridden a horse a handful of times in my life.
This book was one of the first that L'Amour wrote ... back in 1977. It was a simple story with all of the classic th More...
This book was one of the first that L'Amour wrote ... back in 1977. It was a simple story with all of the classic th More...
Jan 18, 2011
Jacob
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This is one of L'Amour's better works. Decent plot. Minimal macho akwardness in his language. The story follows one of his typically well-cultured killer types, who slightly tips the scales towards good, joining a group of prospectors looking for gold in Big Sky country. Turns out something is rotten in Denmark and Matt Bardoul (our protagonist) must try and do something about it. Great suspense and sction throughout. This is clearly genre work but if some of the word smithing had been cle
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Jul 29, 2009
Gary
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I remember liking his stories much better as a kid. It was a good camping book and I hadn't read a western novel in a long time. But I think he probably has 20+ better stories than this one. This one seemed very "formulaic".
Aug 03, 2011
Great cowboy western. The first of over 90+ novels that Louis L'Amour wrote. Recommend it to those who love the genre.
Mar 15, 2011
Chad
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I really like this wagon train story that moved north and was set in the Big Sky country. L'Amour has an incredible way of describing the landscape of the West regardless of how far north or south his stories take the reader. This one dealt with the Little Big Horn area and once again done rather well.
Dec 23, 2011
Christy
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This was everything wonderful in a Louie: true love; chivalry; gunfighting; sheer toughness; poetic passages about the West; mystery. I 100% loved all 8 hours I spent reading it over Thanksgiving Break. Thanks Maria!
Jun 26, 2011
Matthew
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This is one of his best plots; however, some of the dialogue and character development was a little rough.
Jun 08, 2008
Sharee
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This is the third time I've been through this book. It's fun, in a Louis L'Amour kind of way, but I like the romance in this one. Yup, hard core romantic at heart! Of course, I tend to skip past all the descriptions, especially the long historical ones, when I've read the book several times. :)
Jan 30, 2012
Craig
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I enjoyed this novel as well as any of the other L'Amour westerns I have read. Same general plot (the courageous drifter cowboy looking to settle down gets the girl). Lots of action.
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