Mistakes Can Kill You, Louis LAmour
Mistakes Can Kill You, Louis LAmour
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Mistakes Can Kill You

Author: Louis L'Amour

Narrator: Christopher Crennen

Unabridged: 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/26/2011

Categories: Fiction, Western


Synopsis

Johnny O'Day shows up half dead at the Redlin's ranch, is nursed back to health, and given a job. The Redlin's son, Sam, falls in with bad company who plan to rob him.Louis L’Amour (1908-1988) was a prolific writer of novels and short stories, usually frontier stories of the American West. Book sale estimates of 230 million and 330 million rank L’Amour among the bestselling authors in world history. L’Amour’s fiction continues to enjoy immense popularity as books, audiobooks, and films. L’Amour received many awards, including the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.L’Amour was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, the seventh child of a large animal veterinarian. He was a voracious reader and largely self-taught. He traveled the world as a merchant seaman, earned money as a professional boxer, worked as a rancher, miner, and lumberjack, and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in World War II.aspenleafmedia.com

About Louis L'Amour

Louis L'Amour was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, and many of his stories were made into films. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works were still in print, and he was considered "one of the world's most popular writers."


Reviews

This collection of short fiction is a gallop into the past, not so much into the post-Civil War time period when they take place, but into the decades when stories about the West were part of Americans’ shared cultural currency. These stories feature tough men with consciences, feisty women in need......more

Goodreads review by Jason

A collection of good, but formulaic stories that are elevated by L’Amour’s prose. An enjoyable read, but you can find better Western Lit out there, including from L’Amour himself.......more

Goodreads review by Stan

I was looking for some short stories to read when I had smaller blocks of time available. I found this collection on Kindle Unlimited. I'm not a big fan of Westerns, but Louis L'Amour's reputation was enough for me to give these a try. And, I enjoyed them thoroughly. Some other reviewers thought the......more

NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE Loved all the written westerns, each one interesting and they were quick reads, you know, fast moving. Loved the names don't know if they are real, but interesting, such as, Shirttail Creek, Bloody Basin, Skeleton Ridge and Hardscrabble Creek. The other characters names were B......more