Tales from the Old West

by Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, Max Brand

Blackstone Audio presents a special collection of three memorable stories by the finest Western writers who ever lived, each read by an award-winning narrator. Listeners will thrill to THE TRAIL TO CRAZY MAN by Louis LAmour, BLACK JACK by Max Brand and TAPPANS BURRO by Zane Grey.

Genres: Westerns, Fiction

200 pages, Audio CD

First published April 16, 2007

About the author

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".

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three excellent novelas by three excellent writers of Westerns: Zane Grey, Max Brand and Louis L'Amour. Very entertaining.

[Nathan Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

More compelling Western short stories from three of the best. I especially found the second, Black Jack by Max Brand, to be poignant. It grapples with the age-old question of nature vs. nurture in the development and ultimate outcome of a person's character. Many of us, including me, can relate to the story's main character and his struggles.

[Greer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised by these short stories. I have never read a Western before, but found this as part of a classic literature challenge. My dad loved these authors and I'm glad I finally took a chance on them.

[Stephanie Jenkins Ortiz Cerrillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three great novellas are in this edition of Tales from the Old West. If you love an old school western you'll love these short stories.

[Rick Bostian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it