Matagorda

Former Army Major Tappan Duvarney, veteran of the American Civil War, (the War between the States 1861-1865 ) and the Indian fighting , is tired. All he wants and needs of life is a little money so he can marry his fiancee, Jessica Trescott. Finally receiving just $ 7,000 of his wealthy, ship owning......more

A good western by L'Amour as gentleman, after the civil war, makes a business deal raising cattle in Southeast Texas. There is a bitter feud he tries to avoid, a weak, fickle woman, a strong independent woman, a back shooting bad guy, and not least, a hurricane. A very quick read, one afternoon, thi......more

Matagorda Louis L'Amour Good honest Western nothing better to hear about cowboys nearly shoot each other, and then actually shoot each other, then they chase each other around and nearly find each other...this time like the last time...over not much as usual, just good old soap opera time wasting Co......more

A nice solid L'Amour western...nothing better on a cold winter's day with your feet up by the fireplace and an old dog laying on the rug by your feet. That sounds nice to me but I actually read most of this one while on my lunch break, sitting in my car, shivering a bit in the cold weather while my......more

If you're a fan of classic westerns, this is a good one. Tap Duvarney has fought in the Civil War and against the Indians in the West. Now he's ready to settle down, marry his sweetheart from the East, and raise cattle. He joins a war buddy in Texas in the cattle business, but when he arrives, he's......more