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Trails West: 15 Classic Western Short Stories & 1 Complete Novel

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GIANT L'AMOUR BARGAIN - THREE BOOKS IN ONE! 15 of the best western stories and novelettes Louis L’Amour ever penned, along with The Trail to Peach Meadow Canyon, one of his most exciting novels of frontier life, danger and heroism.

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Louis L'Amour

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Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work "frontier stories". His most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series. L'Amour also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (The Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), and poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films. His books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death, almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers".

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1,249 reviews23 followers
April 5, 2019
KEEP THE SUN 🌞AT YOUR BACK

Every short story are diamonds in the rough, great 👍stories of the west. Each character and plots are all different. You may have read one or more of these short novellas in the past, because that's one thing about any of Louis L'Amour's westerns, you'll never tired of reading 📚them.
So everyone keep your cinch tight and your coffee ☕hot..also don't stare into your campfire, you never know whose watching you..ride easy everyone.
2 reviews
May 7, 2023
A great read

Every story I've read written by Louis L'Amour gets 5 stars (I think I've read them all)! Anyone interested in the west will enjoy these stories, I believe they tell it like it was when the west was really wild. My ancestors were some of the ones like the characters written about who came west. They never left any written accounts so these stories tell some of what they may have seen and experienced.
21 reviews
January 25, 2019
Exce!lent quick read

Great way to get an introduction to a legendary Western author, or just for quick reads while waiting for an appointment at the dentist's. He always does right by the reader.
126 reviews1 follower
February 25, 2022
Good book

Louis L'Amour probably the greatest western author doesn't disappoint in this collection. The characters seem real and the action keeps coming. A great read for anyone interested in Poised works.
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2 reviews
August 18, 2025
Classic L'Amour

These characters are thrilling, the classic good versus bad men

But special mention to the lovely interests that never cause the gun fighter to change their high risk lives for the alternative
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8 reviews
May 9, 2017
I am a big Louis L'Amour fan, reading most of his works several times over. This version had a few typo's, no big deal. Still a fun read.
7 reviews1 follower
August 23, 2019
Excellent collection

Very enjoyable. This is the second time I’ve read this collection and enjoyed it as much as the 1st time.
862 reviews2 followers
November 2, 2019
Ok!

I can’t believe I just gave one of my favorite Western Writers four stars. It is a matter of personal preference. I don’t have a liking of short stories!
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1,335 reviews17 followers
May 10, 2020
I didn't realize this was a collection of short stories. I'm not a fan of short stories. I'm sure my Grandpa would have gobbled these Westerns right up. I do like L'Amour though, don't get me wrong.
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January 26, 2021
Excellent

Great easy reading when you want to escape the troubles of your world. I read the stories in between other books that I was reading, to cleanse the palate, so to speak.
624 reviews
March 12, 2025
Audio. Great collection of stories! Great characters, good endings
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