Books by Louis L'amour

The classic Western, now newly repackaged as part of Bantam's Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures program--with never-before-seen material from Louis and his son, Beau L'Amour.He had led the posse for miles through the desert, but now Matt Keelock was growing desperate. He was worried about Kristina. His trip to the town of Freedom for supplies had ended in a shootout. If caught he would hang. Even though Kris could handle a horse and rifle as well as most men, the possibility of Oskar Neerland's finding her made Matt's blood run cold. He knew the violent and obsessive Neerland, publicly embarrassed when Matt had stepped in and stolen Kris away, would try to kill them both if given half a chance. Matt tried to convince himself that Neerland had returned to the East. But Matt was wrong. Miles away in the town of Freedom, Oskar Neerland was accepting a new job. In his first duty as marshal, he would lead the posse that was tracking down Matt Keelock.Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author's more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. In Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volume 1 and Volume 2, Beau L'Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L'Amour's never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.

As part of the Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials!It seemed the perfect place to lie low. The owner of the ranch was an attractive gray-haired lady who had once been an actress. The other woman was a beautiful, fragile-seeming blonde. They needed repairs done, and he needed to disappear for a while.The first sign that things were not as they should be was when a Pinkerton man questioned him about a missing woman. Then he accidentally found a will belonging to the previous owner of the ranch. After that, a young lady showed up in town making claims that the place belonged to her.Worried that his hideout was turning into a battleground, he didn’t know what would be more dangerous, staying or leaving. For a man interested only in passin’ through, he suddenly found himself entangled in a deadly struggle. . . .Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. In Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volumes 1, Beau L’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L’Amour’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. These exciting publications will be followed by Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volume 2. Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.

The classic Western, now newly repackaged as part of Bantam''s Louis L''Amour''s Lost Treasures program--with never-before-seen material from Louis and his son, Beau L''Amour.It began with gold that had once belonged to Montezuma. Stolen and cached in a church in Mexico, it was recovered by two army officers who fled north for the French settlements. Along the way one stabbed the other to death. The remaining officer was eventually killed by Plains Indians, but he buried the treasure just before he died. Now Ronan Chantry, a handful of trappers, and an Irish girl whose father was killed after telling her a few vague landmarks are searching for the lost treasure. But they are not alone. The girl''s uncle, Rafen Falvey, wants it, too. Like Chantry, he is well educated, bold, and determined. Under different circumstances the two men might have been friends. But in all likelihood it wouldn''t have made any difference. When it comes to gold, even friendship doesn''t keep men from killing each other.

BLOOD AND ICE   Majestically it rose from the icy waters, the gateway to the awesome wilderness of Alaska. Sitka drew all brand of adventurers, con men, criminals, and pioneers—men such as trail-tough, battle-hardened Jean LaBarge. He left the swamps of the Susquehanna behind for the rugged beauty—and deadly challenges—of this frozen frontier. But the empire-hungry Russians had already established a foothold in Sitka and they wouldn’t give it up without a fierce and treacherous struggle that stretched from San Francisco to the palaces of St. Petersburg. Now Jean faces the most dangerous fight of his life: a fight for a passionate woman and the right to claim Alaska for America.

Smoke Parnell kendte hvert eneste beskidt trick, og det samme gjorde hans bande. Kvægtyverier, diligenceplyndring – de veg ikke tilbage for noget. De var seks-syv stykker, nok til at skræmme de fleste. Men der var én mand på egnen, som havde noget nyt at lære dem, og han var sikker på, at de ikke ville synes om det – hans navn var Conagher!Louis L‘Amour (1908-1988) var en af USA‘s mest populære storytellers med sine rå og underholdende fortællinger fra det vilde vesten. Louis L‘Amour skrev omkring 100 romaner, som alle strøg ind på de amerikanske bestsellerlister. Louis L‘Amour voksede op i North Dakota og ville selv være en troværdig karakter i sit farverige western-univers. Hans store kærlighed til naturen og hans løbende historiske research gav ham indsigt i og forståelse for livets udfordringer i det barske nordamerikanske grænseland.

Den unge Bendigo Shafter er som så mange andre på vej mod vest, da folkene i den lange, lange række af prærievogne beslutter at gøre holdt og bygge deres by. Nybyggerne må ikke blot bygge deres hytter, skaffe brænde og føde og forsvare sig mod indianere og omstrejfende bander af marodører. De må også lære at arbejde sammen, få det lille samfund til at fungere og skabe deres egne love. Gennem alle disse begivenheder følger vi Bendigo Shafter – som håndværker, da hytterne skal bygges – som jæger, når der skal skaffes mad til beboerne – som kvægdriver, da han henter en stor hjord kvæg i Oregon – som guldgraver, da der findes guld nær byen – og som sherif, da disse guldfund tiltrækker eventyrere og ballademagere, og det lille samfund vokser og får nye problemer med begærlige og magtsyge mænd."Hvor prærievognene standsede" er en spændende og farverig beretning om en gruppe nybyggere i Wyoming og om den by, de byggede på den øde prærie.Louis L‘Amour (1908-1988) var en af USAs mest populære storytellers med sine rå og underholdende fortællinger fra det vilde vesten. Louis L‘Amour skrev omkring 100 romaner, som alle strøg ind på de amerikanske bestsellerlister. Louis L‘Amour voksede op i North Dakota og ville selv være en troværdig karakter i sit farverige western-univers. Hans store kærlighed til naturen og løbende historiske research gav ham indsigt i og forståelse for livets udfordringer i det barske nordamerikanske grænseland.

Et forjættet land åbnede sig for de første nybyggere, men farer lurede overalt. Hvide piger blev bortført for at blive solgt som slaver. Da en af Sackett-klanens piger forsvandt, var brødrene fast besluttet på at opklare sagen. Regnskabet skulle gøres op, selvom det betød en konfrontation med hævngerrige og hensynsløse fjender. Med kun hadet som vejviser rejste de ud for at tilintegøre ondskaben.Den amerikanske forfatter Louis L‘Amour (1908-1988) – eller Louis Dearborn LaMoore – har primært skrevet romaner om Det vilde vesten og var uhyre produktiv: Ved sin død havde han udgivet 89 romaner, 14 noveller og fire fagbøger. Bøgerne er præget af dyb kærlighed til naturen og pionértidens historie, hvilket Den Amerikanske Kongres honorerede med en guldmedalje i 1982.