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Fair Blows the Wind (The Talon and Chantry series #2)
His father killed by the British and his home burned, young Tatton Chantry left Ireland to make his fortune and regain the land that was rightfully his. Schooled along the way in the use of arms, Chantry arrives in London a wiser and far more dangerous man. He invests in trading ventures, but on a voyage to the New World his party is attacked by Indians and he is marooned...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
December 1st 1981
by Bantam
(first published October 1973)
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Louis L'Amour has almost outdone himself in this one! It is capturing, and adds interesting, new perspectives from flashbacks. The main character, Tatton Chantry, is a gallant Irish gentleman with a rogues skill set. The book places him on the shores of wild America, where he is marooned accidentally, and thrust into a whirlpool of conflicting interests involving treasures, maidens and political betrothals, all the while recouning his earlier exploits in flashbacks.having been burned from his h...more
This was my first Louis L'Amour read and I was surprised at the content, expecting a Western instead of the constant canvasing of the European continent and later early America during he exploratory era of history...defeating the Spanish Armada, begining of trade to India, etc, which the main character, Tatton Chantry participates in. Great if you love almost constant swashbuckling and male bravado, but it seemed a bit contrived in parts, almost as though L'Amour wanted to demonstrate his knowle...more
Louis L'Amour can be argued as one of the greatest storytellers of all time and I would gladly pull my log up closer to the campfire and agree. There is always something simple and wholesome about his stories that keeps a person reading, even if they are not a western lover, as I am not!
Always with a moral, always with a lesson, if you read his stories for nothing more then the descriptive word and simple storyline you miss out on the deeper meaning within his pages. I have yet to put down a Lou...more
Always with a moral, always with a lesson, if you read his stories for nothing more then the descriptive word and simple storyline you miss out on the deeper meaning within his pages. I have yet to put down a Lou...more
I learned there is only one good book by this author--THE LAST OF THE BREED. Totally unLamourlike. This book was recommended by a customer from the Thrift Store who buys books by the boxful--many much more "intelligent" than I want to read. She told me this one was good. She said I could borrow it. I said that would be great--bring it sometime. She brought me 2 boxes full of Louie Lamour books, all leather bound. Maybe all he ever wrote. There is not space in my house for those books. Couldn't l...more
Never in a million years did I ever think I would read a Louis L'Amour book. But the cover - who could resist a cover like this?! And the description on the flap just lured me right in. The first few pages or maybe the whole first chapter were pretty rough and I almost gave up, but boy am I glad I didn't: I loved it! It was such a good, old-fashioned romp. A boy burned out of his home, his dad killed, has to run for his life. He learns to live off his wits, makes friends with the most unlikely a...more
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Date Read: 12-September-2010
I read this book – Fair Blows the Wind” by Louis L’Amour - for a book discussion group. I liked the story and the fact that it was not a western novel typically done by L’Amour but one that takes place mostly in Europe before the population of North America.
A few things that I learned from this book:
(1) The influence that a father can have on a son; especially a father, who tries to provide a good education and example.
(2) The kindness of strangers can make a diffe...more
I read this book – Fair Blows the Wind” by Louis L’Amour - for a book discussion group. I liked the story and the fact that it was not a western novel typically done by L’Amour but one that takes place mostly in Europe before the population of North America.
A few things that I learned from this book:
(1) The influence that a father can have on a son; especially a father, who tries to provide a good education and example.
(2) The kindness of strangers can make a diffe...more
In my house growing up one thing we had an abundance of was old Louis L'amour paper back novels. Most of these were 160 some page westerns but one day I picked up this thicker than normal book that had more of a swashbuckling* pirate type character on the cover than the usualy lone gunfighter figure. I started reading and it quickly became one of the most fun reads I've ever had. For anyone looking for a really fun adventure filled with pirates, indians, swordfights and duels I highly recommend...more
Standard Louis Lamour - a great story teller. In his westerns he followed or created three families for which he wrote across a number of books. This is one of those families, whose beginnings is in Irland. This family is the Chantry's. He wrote five books for this fictious family.
Any who read this author will know what I mean, plenty of conflict, most of the time the protagonist isn't one looking for trouble, but when it comes does not walk away, but wades in and tries to overcome the circumsta...more
Any who read this author will know what I mean, plenty of conflict, most of the time the protagonist isn't one looking for trouble, but when it comes does not walk away, but wades in and tries to overcome the circumsta...more
This was a fun read, at times laborious due to stretches between action sequences, yet full of interesting tidbids of historical information mixed into the protagonists adventure. I would recommend it to anyone who likes a good adventure book following a hero who gets kicked around yet always gets back on his feet to keep fighting (or run, so he can fight another day, whichever is smarter!)
Louis L'Amour is always innocuous. The plot was pretty good, the historical research he did was intriguing and the character was likable. Yes, there were things that were predictable and L'Amour had a tendency to wrap things up way too quickly, but hey, he's a good quick read and a very nice escape.
It was a fun, exciting read. I laughed out loud while reading the first chapter, it was so over-the-top dramatic. It was delightful. A little cheesy, and I wished he would have explained some of the people he kept being separated from. Also I thought the ending could have been more definitive.
I loved the hero, the plot, the wonderful descriptions, and great way the author writes, the only thing I would have changed is making the ending a little longer, I would have liked to have more of a picture of the people and how the hero accomplishes things at the end.
Sep 16, 2009
Erik
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The first 100 pages or so were a little slow, but then it picked up in earnest. Tales of adventures throughout Europe and the New World by the hero Tatton Chantry. Good adventure story, in my mind right up there with classics such as Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe.
His father killed by the British and his home burned, young Tatton Chantry left Ireland to make his fortune and regain the land that was rightfully his. Schooled along the way in the use of arms, Chantry arrives in London a wiser and far more dangerous man. He invests in trading ventures, but on a voyage to the New World his party is attacked by Indians and he is marooned in the untamed wilderness of the Carolina coast. It is in this darkest time, when everything seems lost, that Chantry encount...more
Sep 22, 2012
Maheel Jaleel
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one of the best of Louis L'Amour i love all his books especially the action and the details, i also love his SACKETT collection. simply Marvelous. i have read more than 5000 books and out of it Louis L'Amour simply rocks
Another good read by L'Amour, full of the things one would expect from one of his stories: plenty of action, a protagonist who can do anything, a despicable protagonist, incredible "coincidences" at just the right time, and a beautiful woman who falls for the hero.
I know L'Amour is known for his westerns, but my favorite books of his are his early American and European tales. This book fit the bill. The Walking Drum and Jubal Sackett are some of my other top Louis picks.
I've read many a book by Louis L'Amour...this one was a great read. A coming of age tale in a time of adventure. Now, if he would just write a few about adventuresses!!
Every once in a while I've got to read a Louis L'Amour book--it helps me know how Jeff thinks. This one was very good, what can I say, I'm a sucker for heros!
Never read one of his book before and this is not one of his westerns. Still good though!
Jan 18, 2009
Isreal
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It was amazing. talks of wanting to be the best and teaching one selve to be that way.
It rating partly on content, partly on childhood memory, party emotion.
took a while to get into it but pretty good.
Only Louis L'Amour I have ever read.
Didn't want to put this one down. :)
I may have read all of L'Amour's acknowledged books, and own most of them. The first one I read was "Last of the Breed" after which I had to see why people liked the author's other works too. I suspect the era of "trashing" the entire Western genre is responsible in part for the neglect one of our country's greatest story-tellers has been accorded. L'Amour had a way with words and with stories that is unmatched in modern literature. Mark Twain and O'Henry are given more credit for less interesti...more
another favorite book
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Louis L'Amour was an American author. L'Amour's books, primarily Western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print (86 novels, 14 short-story collections and one full-length work of nonfiction) and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers".
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