These stories represent Louis L'Amour at his best--stirring adventure tales of the ageless Old West, as tough and gritty as the men who tames it. Each story is personally selected, with an introduction and special historical notes, by the author. Meet men like Shad Marone, the gunfighter who killed in self-defense, but who is forced to run because he killed the wrong man--the sheriff's brother; Matt Sabre, as tough as the Texas trail he rides, on...

No onetells tales of the frontier better than Louis L'Amour, who portrays the humanside of westward expansion—the good and the bad—before the days of law andorder. Collected here are seven stories penned by America's favorite Westernauthor.

The Black Rock Coffin Makers

Two menin the isolated town of Tucker want the XY ranch: Jim Walker and the ruthlessWing Cary—and one of them wants it badly enough to kill for

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Mistakes Can Kill You highlights an essential selection featuring nine of L’Amour’s earlier short stories, sometimes written under the pen name Jim Mayo, that exemplify the rugged morality of the best Western writing. In “Black Rock Coffin-Makers,” two men ready to kill over ownership of a ranch get more than they bargain for when a stranger is caught in the crossfire. And in “Four Card Draw,” Allen Ring wins a ranch in a poker game, only...

Presents a collection of tales of danger, hardship, and adventure in the Old West.

Louis L'Amour's tales of adventure cannot be surpassed for sheer storytelling excitement, and they stand as a testament to his legendary appeal. Here are timeless stories of danger and daring, wanderlust and heroism, filled with ordinary men and women facing often insurmountable challenges with courage, dignity, honor-and heart. Perhaps never before has a single volume contained so many breathtaking thrills: from the down-on-his-luck fortune hunter...