
The Strong Land
A Western Sextet
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Narrated by:
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Traber Burns
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Jim Meskimen
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Mark Bramhall
About this listen
Louis L'Amour was the most decorated author in the history of American letters and a recipient of the Medal of Freedom. Now collected here in a single book are several of Louis L'Amour's finest Western stories the way Mr. L'Amour wrote them. At the time Louis L'Amour was writing, it was common practice for editors to rewrite the manuscript to fit certain publishing criteria. The text of The Strong Land has been restored, and the stories within it appear as Mr. L'Amour intended.
Whether you're new to the thrilling frontier fiction of Louis L'Amour or one of his legions of fans, these six short stories will assure you that you are in the hands of a master storyteller.
Included here are:"The One for the Mohave Kid", "His Brother's Debt", "A Strong Land Growing", "Lit a Shuck for Texas", "The Nester and the Paiute", and "Barney Takes a Hand".
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A Fine Dramatization
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NO ONCE DOES WESTERNS LIKE LOUIS LAMOUR
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The Quick and the Dead
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Not very exciting
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By: Louis L'Amour
Great stories
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excellent read
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Standing for what is right
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Really good listen for western lovers
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These early L’Amour short stories are great
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Pro American
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Good stories of western lore and well written.
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already downloading anotherif you like classic western your in for a treat
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classic
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Westerns For The Win
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His Brother's Debt – An emotional tale of a supposed coward who sheds his stripe.
A Strong Land Growing – An introspective look at the terror and chaos of a gunfight.
Lit a Shuck for Texas – Dead men do tell tales.
The Nester and the Paiute – The astonishing price of a ham!
Barney Takes a Hand – Salvation came walking out of the desert.
It was a big country needing big men!
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