The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour: Unabridged Selections from The Frontier Stories, Volume 3 » (Abridged)

Louis L'Amour's 115 title-plus bibliography is astonishing on its own; even more so given the fact that his writing career did not start in earnest until his 40s. Simply being prolific, however, does not a bestselling author make. L'Amour's Western stories, as written by a real-life adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which the American frontier mythology rests.

With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great writer will receive his due as a great storyteller.

Here, in Volume Three, is a treasure-trove of frontier tales for his millions of fans and for those who have yet to discover L'Amour's thrilling prose and his vital role in capturing the spirit of the Old West for generations to come.

Library Journal

Tell Sackett tries his hand as a doughnut maker; a white woman makes friends with Cochise, the Apache chieftain; Finn Mahone foils an insidious plot to take control of the Lazy K Ranch. These and 31 other tales of courage in the Old West fill this volume of western morality tales by the multi-award-winning L'Amour. These are stories of hard men in worse places, youths winning their way to manhood, and women standing firm for what they believe. The novella Rustler Roundup would have made a fine Gene Autry movie. Pure reading pleasure for anyone who enjoys the triumph of good over evil and courage over cowardice. Recommended for all libraries carrying western fiction.-Ken St. Andre, Phoenix P.L. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.