To Tame a Land, (Hardcover)

from fuzzi

A youth is orphaned after he and his father are abandoned by a wagon train, but is befriended by a gunman. He learns to survive and eventually becomes a gunman himself. Can he escape his reputation and find the girl he loves? This was actually a pretty good story, worth the reread. I'm rehoming...

from MerryMary

A teenaged boy is left an orphan while on his way west. He learns to fend for himself, and finds a friend and mentor in Logan Pollard. As he matures he tries hard not to let his natural ability with a gun lead him into killing.

from TheTreeReader

I'm not 100% sure but I think I am the biggest reader in my family. I know there are others that read, but I'm not sure anyone reads as much as I do. I'm also a book hoarder collector so when someone in my family was moving, they gave me a bunch of books they didn't want anymore. This person read...

from gregdehler

Kinda corny with the reluctant gun slinger theme. And a little Horatio Alger thrown in for good measure . And I saw the ending coming a mile away. Yet, some parts were very exciting and pulled me in. It was originally written in 1955 and you get a good sense of why the western as a genre was so p...

from SarahGraceGrzy

All I can say is wow! This was my first dive into the world of Louis L'Amour books, and I was quite impressed and definitely look forward to reading more! It's clear why L'Amour is the leading author of Western fiction. While it took me a bit to get into the story, once I did, I couldn't put it d...