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Book Review of To Tame a Land

To Tame a Land
To Tame a Land
Author: Louis L'Amour
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Rye Tyler was twelve when his father was killed in an indian raid. Taken in by a mysterious stranger with a taste for books and an instinct for survival, Rye is schooled in the hard lessons of life in the WEst. But after killing a man, he is forced to leave his new home. he rides lonely mountain passes and works on dusty cattle drives untill he finds a job reaking hourses. Then he meets Liza Hetrick, and in her eyes he sees his future. After establishing himself as marshal of Alta, he returns, only to discover that Liza has been kidnapped. Tracking her to Robber's Roost, Rye is forced to face the man who taught him all he knows about, books,guns, and friendship/ Two old friends-one woman: Who will walk away?