Elmore Leonard: Westerns (LOA #308)

2018-04-24 Fiction

Author : Elmore Leonard
Release : 2018-04-24
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 625/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Elmore Leonard: Westerns (LOA #308) written by Elmore Leonard. This book was released on 2018-04-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Library of America presents a definitive collection of classic Westerns by America's master modern crime writer One of the great storytellers of our time, Elmore Leonard perfected his craft writing Westerns, a genre he loved. These tales--some adapted into such outstanding films as Hombre, Valdez Is Coming, and 3:10 to Yuma--are unexcelled for their wiry tautness, sharp characterizations, and jolts of unexpected humor. For sheer stripped-down narrative tension Leonard never did anything better, and the fresh twists he finds in resolving the genre's classic confrontations reveal a master at work. Whether describing a Civil War veteran coming back to find his homestead stolen (Last Stand at Saber River), a man raised by Apaches treated with contempt by the white settlers who will ultimately depend on him for their survival (Hombre), a local constable, tricked into killing an innocent man, fighting back against the powerful man who duped him (Valdez Is Coming), or two convicts in a desert prison--one African American and the other half-Apache--plotting a near-impossible escape (Forty Lashes Less One), Leonard's westerns are tough, suspenseful, convincing, and beautifully spare in style. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

2009-10-13 Fiction

Author : Elmore Leonard
Release : 2009-10-13
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 305/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard written by Elmore Leonard. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned. Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier—with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. In these classic tales that span more than five decades—including the first story he ever published, “The Trail of the Apache”—Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have made him one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.

Hombre

2009-10-13 Fiction

Author : Elmore Leonard
Release : 2009-10-13
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 898/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hombre written by Elmore Leonard. This book was released on 2009-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Although known for his mysteries, Elmore Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.” —USA Today Grand Master Elmore Leonard is justifiably acknowledged as one of the very best crime fiction writers ever, alongside other all-time greats like John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, and Robert Parker. But he has also many acclaimed masterworks of American western fiction to his credit—including Hombre, the basis for the classic Hollywood motion picture starring Paul Newman. Set in Arizona mining country, Hombre is the tale of a white man raised by Indians, who must come to the aid of people who hate him when their stagecoach is attacked by outlaws. As thrilling as his contemporary novels of crime, double-cross, and murder in Detroit and Miami, Hombre is Elmore Leonard at his riveting best—no less than one would expect from the creator of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Justified).

Bull Moose on the Stump

2008 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Theodore Roosevelt
Release : 2008
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book Bull Moose on the Stump written by Theodore Roosevelt. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This first full edition of Theodore Roosevelt campaign speeches takes readers on the stump from New England to California, collecting thirty-five texts largely overlooked since they were first delivered. They offer a more nuanced picture of his third-party candidacy than has ever existed, providing a companion to Lewis Gould's recent Four Hats in the Ring and shedding new light on both the Progressive movement and the dynamics of an extraordinary campaign that changed American politics forever." "Culled from newspaper archives nationwide, these speeches show TR at his most radical. He echoes the missionary spirit of the Progressives as they challenged partisan orthodoxy, advocating for "the plain people, for their right to rule, and for their duty to secure for themselves and for others social and industrial justice." All over the country, he speaks out on government regulation of business, social justice, the role of the president, the place of reform in national politics, and of course his differences with Woodrow Wilson."--BOOK JACKET.

Prince John Magruder

1996-10-16 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Paul D. Casdorph
Release : 1996-10-16
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book Prince John Magruder written by Paul D. Casdorph. This book was released on 1996-10-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His life and campaigns.

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