Shalako
He was a white man as cunning as any Indian, a loner who trusted in nothing but his weapon and his horse. But then Shalako came across a European hunting party, and a brave and beautiful woman, stranded and defenseless in the Sonoran Desertâ€"the Apaches’ killing ground. Shalako knew he had to stay and help them survive. For somewhere out there a deadly Apache warrior had the worst kind of death in mind for them all.
Catlow
Ben Cowan and Bijah Catlow had been friends since they were boys. By the time they became men, Catlow was an outlaw and Cowan a U.S. marshal. So when his old friend rode to Mexico to pull the biggest robbery of his career, it became Ben’s job to hunt him down. But south of the border, Ben meets beautiful Rosita Calderon, whose presence complicates an already dangerous situation. And soon Ben realizes that the price of getting Catlow home may be more than he’s willing to pay. Shalako/Catlow
The men are strong, the women are beautiful...the prose is spare,the plots engrossing. Literature Fiction, Mystery Thrillers, Westerns Escapism reading during the quarantine. Shalako was great with lots of action and suspense. Catlow was a slower read and I had difficulty keeping interest. 432 Completed Shalako, haven't started Catlow.
Shalako's not bad, traditional Western adventure. The summaries of Apache culture seem pretty harsh. Paperback
It's Louis L'Amour. No more needs be said.
I haven't read Louis in a long time and had never read these two books. Enjoyed them both. You don't need my review. If you like Westerns you will like any of his books. 0553591819 I enjoyed re-reading these two classic western novels. English Awesome
I have read nearly all of LL's books and like them all he did such a great job of explaining the characters and showing us the west with only a small amount of unbelievable things mixed into them that no matter how many times I read them they are still fun to read. Literature Fiction, Mystery Thrillers, Westerns It's nice to get these two books together in one collection for about the same price as you would pay for each title individually in the Amazon Kindle store.
Louis L'Amour was not one of the most technical or long-winded writers, he was short, succinct, and to the point and had a way that grabs you into the story immediately. The descriptions of the scenery, events, people, and situations made you feel as if you were right there living it side-by-side with his characters.
With Shalako and Catlow, you have the classic Louis L'Amour situations with the good guy fighting the bad guy, a life-threatening conflict, the good guy wins and gets the girl although in Catlow two guys both get a girl Paperback I'm beginning to realize that my love of Louis L'Amour wasn't not a passing childhood fancy. :-) Even if all his heroes are basically the same person. I still enjoy each of his books. There is a ring of authenticity that I love. English
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