Big Country

Stories of Louis L'Amour, Vol. 1

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Louis L'Amour said that the West was no place for the frightened or the mean. It was a "big country needing big men and women to live in it". The two stories in this collection provide a good sample of the kinds of people he had in mind.

In "Ride, You Tonto Raiders", Matt Sabre is a young gunfighter who shoots a man who forces him to draw. To his surprise, the man on his deathbed gives him $5,000 and begs him to take the money to his wife, who is alone defending the family ranch. Guilt, regret, and wanting to do the right thing lead Matt Sabre to make that ride.

In "War Party", a boy on the brink of manhood, a resourceful frontier woman who has beauty as well as fortitude, and a strong male character come together in this powerful, romantic, and strangely compelling vision of the American West.

©2007 Golden West Literary Agency (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

• Nominee, 2008 Audie Award, Short Stories/Collections

Two very nice stories

I enjoy Louis L’Amour stories. I grew up on these stories of the west. My mother had a great love for these stories. So I have read and learned from his stories. I learned that if you must be violent to do so quietly.

A great couple of short stories to enjoy

Part 1/3 of the Big Country series offers a strong woman,a son and the mix of families on a wagon train heading west. It’s classical L’Amour

Western stories

The majority is this book is a typical L’Amour story, enjoyable but nothing special . The final “chapter” is an excellent short story about a family on a wagon train, well worth reading.

Great storyline

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Coming of age stories.. Love them.

I enjoyed this story. I liked the way the boy's Mom stoud up for up for herself and for her twelve year old son to the wagon master and all the nay sayer's.