The official louis lamour web site offers you exclusive photos, essays, and information about louis lamour and. Amour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero. Box 9250 burning hills, the 102152 tucker 102525 central islip, ny 117229815. Louis l amour s 115 titleplus bibliography is astonishing on its own. The gold would be his and he would make the people who deserted him pay. Lando makes his way until one day the tinker, a pack peddler and tinker, take off for the west. Lamour does break the formula of the hero saving the girl, their getting married, big gun fight, happy. His party had to run for it, and when lando stood rearguard they pulled out and left him.
The first novel in what was to be the sacketts series, this book from louis lamour was originally published in 1974. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. He survived by using his skills as a boxer and by making three vows. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lando by louis lamour meet your next favorite book. L amour s western stories, as written by a reallife adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which. Lando by louis lamour booksamillion online book store.
Initially he wrote five books about william tell sackett and his close relatives. Read most of louis lamours books when i was in my late teens and early twenties. In lando, louis lamour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero. The synopsis is only for the like the last third of the book. Those and a racing mule raised the book above the average western. Lando louis lamour collection leatherette edition novel.
Sadly, i dont think the character of lando was as well developed as the sacketts were in the earlier novels. However, the character of the tinker was rich with hints about his past. Six years in a mexican prison put muscles in his arms. Simply being prolific, however, does not a bestselling author make. Cowboys, indians, gunslingers, outlaws, texas rangers and frontier marshals are authentically recreated in the novels, short stories, videos and audio cassettes of one of the worlds best selling authors. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sackett got to texas with a welloiled dogleg, a racing mule that didnt look worth its salt and a damn good idea of the whereabouts of buried gold across the border in mexico. Lando by louis lamour, 9780553276763, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. On the way he breeds a racing mule and gets entangled in his fathers mysterious past.
A man never to count out for six long years orlando sackett survived the. A major role is played by lando s father falcon sackett. Keep up to date on louis l amour news, new book releases, articles and much more. Buy lando sacketts new edition by l amour, louis isbn. I liked the story and the fact that it was not a western novel typically done by lamour but one that takes place mostly in europe before the population of north america.
Louis lamours classic novels of the west make for perfect fathers day gifts in lando, louis lamour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero. Louis dearborn lamour was an american novelist and shortstory writer. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Oct 25, 2015 lando by louis lamour in chm, epub, rtf download ebook. Lando orlando sackett 1868 to 1874 near the beginning of chapter 3, lando declares the year to be 1868. 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.
Buy lando sacketts new edition by lamour, louis isbn. Orlando lando sackett has grown up on his own since he was twelve years old. The sackett series is told in the first person and is narrated by different members of the sackett family. In lando, louis l amour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero.
Because of this, the series is very much the family history of the sackett clan, as it traces the family moving from england to america, and then as the clan moves west. Louis lamour books list of books by author louis lamour. I visited his home in northern california several times during the two years that it took to produce the hundreds of images that went into that project. He survived by using his skills as a boxer and by making three. One of the great sagas of our time, the chronicle of the sackett family is perhaps the crowning achievement of one of our greatest storytellers. This nonfiction book, published in 1988 a few months after louis l. The man his father gave money to in order to see lando educated stole the money for himself. 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 series is so massive, with so many characters and locations and other things, that after lamour died, a book was released called the sackett companion that gave summaries of the novels, featured lists of characters and locations throughout the series and the book serves as. Lamour books consisted mainly of western stories, though he normally referred them as frontiers. Like other lamour books, this one is very fastpaced, for the most part, from beginning to end. Furthermore, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, short stories and poetry.
Lando sacketts book 8 kindle edition by lamour, louis. Lando book by louis lamour half price books marketplace. One of the great sagas of our time, the chronicle of the sackett family is p. Shelf26 seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Good western book by louis lamour from the hardcover lamour collection that was originally obtained by subscription. During this time in prison his muscles became stronger his resolve greater and his desire to succeed a must. Lando in lando, louis lamour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero. Lando by louis l amour, 9780553276763, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american novelist, or as he would say, an american storyteller. Brionne 102731 tall stranger, the 102947 louis l amour collection customer service broken gun, the 102749 to tame a land 102921 p. Lando has 10 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In lando, louis lamour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique hero. I recommend it to any western fan and especially a louis lamour fan. Louis lamour and the legend of the west crimereads. A man never to count out for six long years orlando sackett survived the horrors of a brutal mexican prison. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lando sacketts book 8. Louis l amour s classic novels of the west make for perfect fathers day gifts in lando, louis l amour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero. Americas storyteller, louis lamour, brings to life the american frontier.
Lando louis lamour leatherette collection edition novel. Americas storyteller, louis l amour, brings to life the american frontier. Lamours western stories, as written by a reallife adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which. Louis lamour s classic novels of the west make for perfect fathers day gifts in lando, louis lamour has created an unforgettable portrait of a unique american hero. Lando, louis lamour, bantam paperback, 6th, 1971 ebay. Lando louis lamour a well tested formula good cowboys bad cowboys, gold, a wild shootout a fist fight here and there and a pretty woman. A major role is played by landos father falcon sackett. Lando sackett got to texas with a welloiled hogleg, a racing mule that didnt look worth its salt and a damn good idea of the whereabouts of buried gold across the border in mexico. In 2012 i was working with artist thomas yeates on the comic book adaptation of louiss story law of the desert born. Here is a total of all written works that have been put onto film and the dates. Lando sacketts, book 8 by louis lamour fantastic fiction. Louis lamours 115 titleplus bibliography is astonishing on its own.
The complete series list for sacketts louis lamour. The complete series list for sacketts louis l amour. Lando by louis l amour overview sackett got to texas with a welloiled dogleg, a racing mule that didnt look worth its salt and a damn good idea of the whereabouts of buried gold across the border in mexico. How many louis lamour books have been made into movies and. Lando by louis lamour in chm, epub, rtf download ebook. The mystery behind falcon sackett was also nicely created. Dark canyon gaylord riley 1869 in chapter 9, when tell sackett makes a cameo appearance, he is asked if he is kin to the sacketts. Lando by louis lamour overview sackett got to texas with a welloiled dogleg, a racing mule that didnt look worth its salt and a damn good idea of the whereabouts of buried gold across the border in mexico. For six long years orlando sackett survived the horrors of a brutal mexican prison. His party had to run for it, and when lando stood rear guard they pulled out and left him. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories.
The first was to exact revenge on the hired killers who framed him. Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. Lando sacketts, book 8 by louis lamour book cover, description, publication history. Lando sackett is a tough guy and has been in a mexican prison for many years. Lando sacketts book 8 kindle edition by l amour, louis. Lando sackett got to texas with a welloiled hogleg, a racing mule that didnt look worth its salt and a.