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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. Louis l amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic american west. Book club genres all book club genres sorting by best selling this month book lists. 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 the american west. Download and read online for free ebooks written by louis lamour. Buy the audio book cd book the walking drum by louis l amour at indigo. Dec 14, 2010 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 the american west. Buy the walking drum by louis l amour online at alibris. Warrior, lover, and scholar, kerbouchard is a daring seeker. Read it years ago when i was a teen and ill reread it someday.
This was my first ever louis l amour book, and i liked it really well. Walking drum by louis lamour 9780553280401 booktopia. The walking drum audiobook by louis lamour 9780307737519. From castle to slave gallery, 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 of an ancient world you will find every bit as riveting as louis l amour s stories of the american west. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontierthe enthralling lands of the twelfth century. From castle to slave gallery, 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 of an ancient world you will find every bit as riveting as. Which is a good thing, as ive got something like 15 more of his books on my tbr. Filled with exciting tales of the frontier, the chronicle of the sackett family is perhaps the crowning achievement of one of our greatest storytellers.
Furthermore, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, short stories and poetry. Warrior, lover, scholar, kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger, and revenge. Make offer yakima henry bullit for a half blood frank leslie western cinematic audio book. The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 1984, and was written by louis l amour. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american novelist, or as he would say, an american storyteller.
The walking drum isnt a western but a pageturner adventure. Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. Listen to the walking drum by louis lamour available from rakuten kobo. Our foremost storyteller of the american west, louis l amour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. Did louis lamour ever finish his sequel to the walking drum. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. John curless warrior, lover, and scholar, kerbouchard boldly sweeps through the castles, villages. The iron marshal by louis lamour, read by erik singer. Louis lamour has been best known for his ability to capture the.
There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the. Free download or read online the walking drum pdf epub book. Paperback from bmi online, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. Warrior, lover, scholar, kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger and revenge. Download the walking drum audiobook by louis lamour. The recipient of many great honor and awards, in 1983 mr. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontier the enthralling lands of the twelfth century.
Any lover of historical fiction, adventure, or just looking for a good read would definitely find this book one to keep on their shelf. 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. Warrior, lover, and scholar, kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger, and revenge. Buy the mass market paperback book the walking drum louis lamours lost treasures. 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. Download or stream the walking drum by louis lamour. Pdf the walking drum book by louis lamour free download. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 496 pages and is available in paperback format. The walking drum is a novel by the american author louis lamour. Mar 31, 2017 louis dearborn l amour was an american author. Louis lamour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic american.
The sackett novels title code novels, continued ttitle code short stories title code. Browse audiobooks written by louis lamour sorted by. Reading without thinking is nothing, for a book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. 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. Will fans of louis l amour be willing to follow him out of the old west and into the late 12th century. L amour became the first novelist to ever to be awarded the congressional gold medal by the united states congress in honor of his lifes work. May 01, 1984 the walking drum by l amour is an incredible book. Buy a cheap copy of the walking drum book by louis lamour. Dec 14, 2010 download or stream the walking drum by louis l amour. Click the more info link next to your title and you will find a page describing the tape. Would you consider the audio edition of last of the breed to be better than the. The walking drum 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. Written by louis lamour, audiobook narrated by john curless. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. Lamour books consisted mainly of western stories, though he normally referred them as frontiers. The end of each chapter is a cliffhanger, if you like that sort. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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