Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. Read it years ago when i was a teen and ill reread it someday. Louis l amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic american west. Louis dearborn lamour 1908 1988 was an american author of primarily western fiction. Warrior, lover, and scholar, kerbouchard is a daring seeker. If you have an audio cassette and want to know what book it is in, go the the audio cassettes section of the louis lamour trading post and browse for your title. Make offer yakima henry bullit for a half blood frank leslie western cinematic audio book. The walking drum louis l amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic american west. He starts the book out fast and keeps the pace going throughout, never leaving a moment of reading dull. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. We have linked each audio tape to the corresponding book in which the story was published.
Buy a cheap copy of the walking drum book by louis l amour. The majority of his work was western novels which he referred to as frontier novels, although he had some science fiction and historical fiction books in there as well. The walking drum louis lamour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic american west. Unlike most of his other novels, the walking drum is not set in the frontier era of the american west, but rather is an historical novel set in the middle ages 12th century europe and the middle east. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the. Our foremost storyteller of the american west, louis lamour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. Lamour books consisted mainly of western stories, though he normally referred them as frontiers.
The walking drum isnt a western but a pageturner adventure. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontier the enthralling lands of the 12th century. Would you consider the audio edition of last of the breed to be better than the. Here is an historic adventure of extraordinary power waiting to sweep you away to exotic lands as one of the most popular writers of our time. Set in 1699 it featured the story of protagonist barnabas sackett as he relates his tale, which is a narration of a voyage that saw him trading various furs with the chesapeake indians. Reading without thinking is nothing, for a book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think. At the center of the walking drum is kerbouchard, one of l amour s greatest heroes. Which is a good thing, as ive got something like 15 more of his books on my tbr. The book thief by markus zusak the walking drum by louis lamour the time. Yakima henry bullit for a half blood frank leslie western cinematic audio book. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. See, we were having a yard sale this summer, and my grandpa had a big box just chock full of l amour books, so when the sale was over, i took a. Radigan by lous lamour, read by jason culp audiobook excerpt by penguin random house audio. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american novelist, or as he would say, an american storyteller.
Any lover of historical fiction, adventure, or just looking for a good read would definitely find this book one to keep on their shelf. Lamours books remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. Walking drum by louis lamour 9780553280401 booktopia. Louis lamour audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Louis lamour has been best known for his ability to capture the. The walking drum is a historical novel set in 12th century europe and the middle east. From castle to slave galley, from swordracked battlefields to a princesss secret chamber, and ultimately, to the impregnable fortress of the valley of assassins, the walking drum is a powerful adventure in an ancient world that you will find every bit as riveting as louis lamour s stories of. His books consisted primarily of western fiction novels though he called his work frontier stories, however he also wrote historical fiction the walking drum, science fiction the haunted mesa, nonfiction frontier, as well as poetry and shortstory collections. Browse audiobooks written by louis lamour sorted by. Paperback from bmi online, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. In the edition i have, there is an authors note from him saying he was going to write the sequel. May 01, 1984 the walking drum by l amour is an incredible book. He was of frenchcanadian background, born in jamestown, north dakota.
I havent read much by l amour, but i have a couple for you that i liked a great deal. The walking drum is the only medieval adventure written by louis lamour, the mindbogglingly prolific author of a zillion westerns. One of our foremost storytellers of the american west, the prolific and versatile louis lamour 19081988 has thrilled generations of readers with his chronicles of the adventures of the settlers of the american frontier, many of which have become movies. John curless warrior, lover, and scholar, kerbouchard boldly sweeps through the castles, villages, and galleys of twelfthcentury europe, in an adventure that takes him from the shores of brittany to the steppes. The sackett novels title code novels, continued ttitle code short stories title code. Listen to the walking drum by louis lamour available from rakuten kobo. The walking drum the walking drum audiobook, by louis lamour. Here, he guides listeners to an even more distant frontier the enthralling lands of the 12th century. Lamour was the most significant writer of the genre since the 1950s. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 496 pages and is available in paperback format. The walking drum represents lamour s serious effort late in his career to escape being labeled merely a frontier novelist. The walking drum 1985 read online free book by louis l. Pdf the walking drum book by louis lamour free download. Click the more info link next to your title and you will find a page describing the tape.
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