num_pages: 288
description: A PRIZED COLLECTION OF AMERICAN FICTIONFROM AMERICAS FAVORITE STORYTELLER This first-rate collection of short stories by the incomparable Louis LAmour showcases the legendary writer at his very spinning a fascinating and wholly authentic set of unforgettable tales. In these extraordinary stories we meet a man who is forced to defend himself by taking anothers lifeand must pay for his actions in a most punishing manner; a young thrill-seeker who finally finds a place he can call home and vows to stay thereregardless of the man who tries to stand in his way; and a drifter who honors a deathbed promise to a stranger by embarking on an unlikely mission of mercy. Complete with revealing authors notes the stories in Law of the Desert Born are historically precise and filled with LAmours trademark humor and adventure. They are nothing less than modern classics of the American West told by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.
language: English
title: Law of the Desert Born: Stories
publisher: Bantam