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The Trail to Crazy Man

By: Louis L'Amour
Narrated by: Christopher Lane
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It was a land where nothing was small, nothing was simple. Everything, the lives of men and the stories they told, ran to extremes.

Shanghaied into forced labor on a merchant vessel, Charles Rodney dies aboard ship from repeated beatings, but not before deeding part of his ranch to Rafe Caradec, whom he hopes will protect his family.

©1948 Better Publications (P)2003 Blackstone Audiobooks Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Westerns

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"If there is an 'American sound', Lane has it. He speaks lightly, clearly, and with the greatest warmth for every character." (AudioFile)

Engaging Characters • Fast-paced Storytelling • Delightful Fiction • Adventurous Plot • Consistent Quality
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I read the book several times, but listening to the audio book brought the characters to life again in a way I had not thought of.

NO ONCE DOES WESTERNS LIKE LOUIS LAMOUR

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The story opens with an account of men being shanghaied to work on merchant ships. Along with several others, we find Rafe Caradec in attendance. Another man, Charles Rodney has been beaten so badly by the Captain that he dies of his injuries. Before Rodney dies, he asks Caradec to take care of his daughter Anne, passing him the deed to his ranch and the paid receipt for the mortgage. This is the last straw for Caradec. He beats the Captain senseless and makes his escape, along with the rest of the captives. Caradec arrives in Painted Rock, Texas (there’s a Paint Rock, Texas) to find Anne Rodney and inform her about her father. Thus begins the trouble that Caradec’s arrival and information bring to Painted Rock and its townsfolk. From lies, larceny, and murder, to interrupting a wedding and finding treasure. Caradec is a hard man, fast with his fists and a sixshooter. He’s quick to action and takes no guff from anyone. I liked the story very much and as I’ve said before, L’Amour is King!

Fast with his fists and a sixshooter!

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My kind of cowboy. True to his friends and true too the right cause. I like the way his pardoners followed him yet still did their on thing.

Great Book

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Louis L'Amour stories are always good. I enjoyed this narrator. It made for a good movie.

Story for "Crossfire Trail"

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This was a very enjoyable story, improved even more by the narrator. There were times I got confused as to who was speaking, but while not enough to detract a great deal from my overall enjoyment, it was still a bit frustrating.

Another great L'Amour western

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Louis lL'Amour is such a great writer! I seem to be a life long reader of his books. I started when I was about 16, and now I am almost 70!

The trail to crazy man

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very nicely rendered and just all around fun to listen to. takes a person on an adventure.

great storytelling

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A revealing tidbit of Louis L'Amour research of early western history wrapped in delightful fiction.

Another great L'Anour fast paced story of the west

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I also have the movie version, "Crossfire Trail", with Rafe played by Tom Selleck. There are slight variations but both are good. If I had to choose between the two I would take this book narrated by Christopher Lane.

In "The Trail to Crazy Man" Rafe is made half owner of Rodney's ranch giving him legal right to move onto Rodney's spread to fulfill his promise to his late friend to protect his wife and daughter. When Rafe arrives he finds Rodney's wife has died, the ranch abandoned and his daughter living in town engaged to marry Barkow; the man who holds the mortgage on Rodney's ranch. She had been told her father was killed a year ago, rather than a month or so ago from beatings aboard a merchant Vessel. Rafe and his friends move into the house and begin making repairs and restocking the ranch.

Barkow and his cronies have gone to a lot of trouble to get control of Rodney's ranch and are not going to let Rafe and his friends take over. One of my favorite scenes in the book is when they arrest Rafe for killing a back shooter through a window when he is called out to face one of Barkow's gunmen in the street. I love the way he turned the tables on their mock trial, where he was suppose to be sentenced to hang.

This is an exceptional audiobook; I highly recommend it!

Good Entertainment

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One of the best books I listen to just wanted more and more I will read or listen to of Louis l’Amour

The trail of crazy man

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