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No aspect of nevadas history has captured so much attention as the heady boomtown days of the comstock lode strike in the midnineteenth century. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Two fiercely independent spirits, together they rose above the challenges of the comstock to stake a bold claim on the future. Bestsellers books by series the sackett novels talon and chantry novels the kilkenny trilogy hopalong cassidy novels short stories nonfiction titles az. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the. In typical fashion for his work louis lamour demonstrates his vast knowledge of the short but legendary era of the american cowboy. If you are looking for a technically perfect book, his work is not the place. The setting of this story is in the mid1800s, during the gold rush in america. Born in jamestown, north dakota on march 22, 1908, louis lamours adventurous life could have been the subject of one of his novels. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read comstock lode. Complete list of lois lamour titles the louis lamour collection. Louis lamour is an old friend to all who devour his books.
Publication date 1981 topics mines and mineral resources, fiction in english american writers, 19001945 texts publisher. Lamours western stories, as written by a reallife adventurer, capture the survivalism and code of honor on which. All this rapidly led to louis lamour becoming one of the most highly regarded novelists within his field, with both commercial and critical success achieved during his time. Click to read more about comstock lode by louis lamour. The book has plenty of suspenseful and thrilling events in it. 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.
Louis lamour s lost treasures is a project created to release some of the authors more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. A novel louis lamours lost treasures kindle edition by l amour, louis. Furthermore, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, short stories and poetry. Mackay was one of the four bonanza kings, a partnership which capitalised on the wealth generated by the silver mines at the comstock lode. Comstock lode by louis lamour at the best online ebook storage. Comstock lode by louis lamour penguin random house canada. Read rivers west a novel by louis lamour available from rakuten kobo. Louis lamour 19081988 was an american novelist, or as he would say, an american storyteller. Louis lamour author our foremost storyteller of the american west, louis lamour has thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier.
The isbn is for the paperback edition except when only a hardcover exists. This book was written by the famous western writer, louis lamour. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading comstock lode. The 102947 louis lamour collection customer service broken gun, the 102749 to tame a land 102921 p. The dreamers, the restless, the builders, the vulturesthey were lured by the glittering promise of instant riches and survived the brutal hardships of a mining camp.
It was just a godforsaken mountainside, but no place on earth was richer in silver. There are often slight discontinuities in his work for example in this book he met wild bill for the first and last time then several chapters later met him ag. For a bustling, enterprising america, this was the great. Box 9250 burning hills, the 102152 tucker 102525 central islip, ny 117229815. Louis lamour is currently considered a single author.
Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. Louis lamour has written over a hundred books, including the famous sackett novels. Comstock lode 1982 read online free book by louis l. The comstock lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of mount davidson, a peak in the virginia range in virginia city, nevada then western utah territory, which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the united states and named after american miner henry comstock after the discovery was made public in 1859, it sparked a silver rush of prospectors to the area. Louis lamour books list of books by author louis lamour. Id rate this book 4 stars if u like western books then id suggest it for you. Utah blaine louis lamour author 2004 comstock lode louis lamours lost treasures series louis lamour author 2004 the trail to seven pines louis lamour author robert petkoff narrator 2012 high lonesome. Read comstock lode a novel by louis lamour available from rakuten kobo. Comstock lode by louis lamour is a very good an exciting and suspenseful book. I picked up comstock lode at an airport bookstore for a flight home from, appropriately, nevada. For a bustling, enterprising america, this was the great bonanza.
The history of the comstock lode, first published in 1943, provided mining investors, engineers, and western historians with the first comprehensive, chronological history of mining operations on the. Keep up to date on louis lamour news, new book releases, articles and much more. Coming in at about 600 pages, the book is two to three times the size of a typical lamour western, which is how i knew i had never read it before. Striking out on his own in 1923, at age 15, lamour began a peripatetic existence, taking whatever jobs were available, from skinning dead cattle to being a sailor. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. A novel louis lamours lost treasures kindle edition by lamour, louis. Louis lamour is the best selling western writer of alltime. 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. It was just a godforsaken mountainside, but no place on earth was richer in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sacketts land the first novel in what was to be the sacketts series, this book from louis lamour was originally published in 1974.
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