Another good Louis L'Amour book.
This book is very old and shows it, but is still readable and enjoyable as all of Louis' books are. In this one bordon Canavan only wants to build a home and learns that he has a fight on his hands to gain his dream.
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Where the Long Grass Blows (Paperback)
by Louis L'Amour "Yet he was not riding blindly into a strange land..." (more)
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Book Description
Canavan drifted down the valley and into a shooting war. The big ranchers were rustlers turned repectable. Now they were fighting with each other. In the middle was a small spread and a woman. Canavan had a mind to stay so he staked a claim. And when the gun hands were gone he'd have everything he wanted--the land, the water. . .and the woman.
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Canavan drifted down the valley and into a shooting war. The big ranchers were rustlers turned repectable. Now they were fighting with each other. In the middle was a small spread and a woman. Canavan had a mind to stay so he staked a claim. And when the gun hands were gone he'd have everything he wanted--the land, the water. . .and the woman.
Reviewer: E. S Winskill (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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No one's reviewed this, and probably no one will see this review! As much as any thing, this is probably a result of L'Amour's amazing productivity.
I came late to the Western genre somewhat by accident, at age 56. I think I have a detached view. I started with L'Amour, as perhaps most neophytes do, because he has so many titles out there and everyone has heard of him. His stories are good, as is this one; a tale of a man who comes to the lawless valley with a mission to establish himself and confound the villains while doing so. It has a couple of clear flaws, though, the main one being a seemingly tacked-on late bit about a smuggling operation. But it's sound, and of course the protagonist succeeds. L'Amour has good detail and atmosphere. He tends to have sentimental passages about the west, manhood, morality, etc. here and in all his books. Not that the subjects are at all questionable, but they tend to be in didactic passages in the protagonist's thoughts rather than arising from the art of the story itself.
L'Amour is a good starting point in the genre. He is a solid 3 to 3 1/2 star writer. This is praise, not condemnation. But there are many better Western writers to go for, while time's a wastin', Elmore Leonard for just one.
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by Louis L'Amour "Yet he was not riding blindly into a strange land..." (more)
SIPs: branding pens, lava beds
CAPs: Bill Canavan, Star Levitt, Emmett Chubb, Rolly Burt, Kerb Dahl (more)
(1 customer review)
List Price: $4.99
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School & Library Binding $12.40 $12.40 Order it used!
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Customers who bought this book also bought
* Westward the Tide by Louis L'Amour
* The Tall Stranger by Louis L'Amour
* Taggart by Louis L'Amour
* The Rider of Lost Creek by Louis L'Amour
* Silver Canyon by Louis L'Amour
* Shalako by Louis L'Amour
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Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Canavan drifted down the valley and into a shooting war. The big ranchers were rustlers turned repectable. Now they were fighting with each other. In the middle was a small spread and a woman. Canavan had a mind to stay so he staked a claim. And when the gun hands were gone he'd have everything he wanted--the land, the water. . .and the woman.
From the Publisher
Canavan drifted down the valley and into a shooting war. The big ranchers were rustlers turned repectable. Now they were fighting with each other. In the middle was a small spread and a woman. Canavan had a mind to stay so he staked a claim. And when the gun hands were gone he'd have everything he wanted--the land, the water. . .and the woman.
Reviewer: E. S Winskill (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
No one's reviewed this, and probably no one will see this review! As much as any thing, this is probably a result of L'Amour's amazing productivity.
I came late to the Western genre somewhat by accident, at age 56. I think I have a detached view. I started with L'Amour, as perhaps most neophytes do, because he has so many titles out there and everyone has heard of him. His stories are good, as is this one; a tale of a man who comes to the lawless valley with a mission to establish himself and confound the villains while doing so. It has a couple of clear flaws, though, the main one being a seemingly tacked-on late bit about a smuggling operation. But it's sound, and of course the protagonist succeeds. L'Amour has good detail and atmosphere. He tends to have sentimental passages about the west, manhood, morality, etc. here and in all his books. Not that the subjects are at all questionable, but they tend to be in didactic passages in the protagonist's thoughts rather than arising from the art of the story itself.
L'Amour is a good starting point in the genre. He is a solid 3 to 3 1/2 star writer. This is praise, not condemnation. But there are many better Western writers to go for, while time's a wastin', Elmore Leonard for just one.
