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 RECENT READS
I've been going back thru the non-Sackett novels. Most recently "Hanging Woman Creek", "Down the Long Hills", "Conagher" and "The Empty Land".
HWC | john555 | Dec-16-22 06:55 PM
by john555 | 16 | 129535 |
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'Old TV Westerns'
Been a follower of numerous TV westerns that are showing on the Encore channel.
I like Cheyenne, Lawman, Wanted, Dead or alive, The Virginian (esp | mesadelvadre8 | Feb-06-20 03:29 PM
by milkbandit | 5 | 129509 |
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More novels that are out of stock%3
This id for Paul..
Are they ever going to re-stock any of the hard covers that are currently 'out of stock'?
| Sackettter8 | Feb-05-24 06:12 PM
by blamour | 4 | 129100 |
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Trail to the Seven Pines book
I am in search of the leather bound (not leatherette) with the gold leafing on the edges of the pages Trail to the Seven Pines book. I want to make my | aeparrish76 | Nov-16-19 02:19 AM
by Les Down Under | 4 | 119202 |
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Where should we draw the line?
Just watched The Professionals" last night. It was promoted and has to my mind always been referred to as a Western. Set during the Mexican Revoluti | Les Down Under | Mar-15-21 12:05 AM
by thelegand45 | 28 | 117146 |
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Dungarees
Had to smile at a picture of Louis this evening. He had a walking stick he’d picked up, most likely along the way, and his dungarees/jeans caught my | Mike Shaffer | Feb-06-20 03:30 PM
by milkbandit | 2 | 113737 |
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The Proving Trail
I recently finished reading “The Proving Trail” and very much enjoyed it. However, I was left wondering about what appeared to be some unresolved issu | kentd | Dec-15-22 08:01 PM
by kentd | 0 | 111356 |
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Alert -- To the Far Blue Mountains
I'm working on the LLLT Postscript edition of TTFBM. Central to the PS is the fact that the book's original hardcover edition was heavily edited and |  blamour | Jun-17-21 10:20 PM
by blamour | 17 | 110477 |
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I've lost track of a short story
In the story a character takes papers to the town's lawyer that prove that the man is the rightful owner of the town. The town's hotel and saloon owne | bass1199 | Jul-29-21 02:50 AM
by Les Down Under | 1 | 108849 |
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Podcast with Beau.
http://oldwestpodcas t.libsyn.com/beau-la mour-interview-louis -lamours-lost-treasu res?fbclid=IwAR00V47 N3gEN3vmjL6c2pBFudTG -O3c2NZz4yYiJAP7nyYY Bh4Xc_dP3s | Les Down Under | Feb-06-20 04:14 PM
by milkbandit | 2 | 107993 |
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BENDIGO SHAFTER - COMPROMISE
Just finished Bendigo Shafter for the, um, third or fourth time. I noticed a paragraph in Ch 28 (page 270 in my copy) where Bendigo discusses comprom | john555 | Apr-25-21 05:15 PM
by john555 | 11 | 106574 |
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Jon Tuska
I just read western critic Jon Tuska passed away a few years back. I didn't know.
Jon seemed pretty dismissive of LL's work in general, but I notice | Carcosa2004 | Jul-24-21 09:35 PM
by blamour | 3 | 105230 |
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Writing
Years and years ago I had some poetry published, as had a friend. So he and I decided to try our hand at a novel. When it came my turn I changed the | Mike Shaffer | Jul-21-21 04:17 AM
by epeterd | 7 | 101432 |
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LL and Stephen King...for Beau
In years past I've read Stephen King make a few comments regard LL, always very warm (at least what I've seen).
Did your Dad ever meet or correspond | Carcosa2004 | Jul-24-21 09:24 PM
by blamour | 1 | 98389 |
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Discussion Forum Update . . .
Howdie all,
Just a little heads up, we are (as you can see from the main site) in the process of updating the website and that means eventually the D | Paul | Feb-01-24 05:34 PM
by Paul | 0 | 95238 |
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Need help finding a short story or novel
The story line is as follows. An orphan is being cared for by an English gentleman. I believe the man was an archeologist. 3 men he hired to guide him | Jimmy | Mar-28-25 11:58 PM | 0 | 94766 |
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Plutarch and LL
Seems LL was an admirer of Plutarch, more than a few times favorably mentioned in his books. In Plutarch’s “Lives” and “Moralia”, one has to be highl | Arkansas Toothpick | Jul-21-21 02:29 AM
by Les Down Under | 4 | 93111 |
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Name the LL novel:
Old Man Merridew lifted a skinny arm and pointed it the way his hawk-beak nose was already pointing. “They’s a-comin’,” he said. “There’s the dus | Arkansas Toothpick | Jul-20-21 10:52 PM
by Arkansas Toothpick | 1 | 92793 |
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last of the breed
my question is simple maybe,,, is there a or what is the name of sequel to this book?
| scoutman | Jul-16-21 03:15 AM
by Les Down Under | 4 | 92038 |
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THE WALKING DRUM - QUESTION FOR BEA
Beau, it looks to me like TWD was published about four years before you dad passed. In the Author's Note at the end, he writes that he intended two o | john555 | Apr-16-21 01:01 AM
by john555 | 5 | 87807 |
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Nicknames...
Mike or Shafe were my only two...until I started dating Debby. We were married for nearly forty years...she is tall at 5’8”, auburn haired with freck | Mike Shaffer | Feb-06-21 03:43 PM
by Mike Shaffer | 6 | 87741 |
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If only we could all win Lotto and
There's a discussion starting on a Face Book site that wanted a Mini Series on Barnabus so I suggested something that I have been daydreaming of for s | Les Down Under | Feb-12-21 08:56 PM
by john555 | 3 | 86837 |
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Paperback cover format
Back after a long absence. Interested in knowing the span of years for the various cover formats,not the art itself. I'll have to take a closer look a | dave b | Mar-29-25 06:01 AM | 0 | 86788 |
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Howdy!
Sitting here by the dining room window wondering what to say...and what to read next. Problem is I have to get up. One library is in the space betwe | Mike Shaffer | Dec-04-20 01:25 PM
by john555 | 15 | 86761 |
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Cover format
Back again after a long absence. Looking for information as to when particular paperback cover formats began and ended. For instance, my favorite form | dave b | May-28-25 07:36 PM
by blamour | 3 | 85810 |
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The Empty Land
Just finished reading this. I've read it once before, but it's been a few years so I didn't really remember it. I like how he puts Matt and Madge toge | epeterd | Jun-30-21 08:38 AM
by epeterd | 0 | 84767 |
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Holiday Greetings.
Happy 4th of July everyone. Stay Safe.
Les
The English Language is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though.
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| Les Down Under | Jul-03-21 08:05 AM
by epeterd | 1 | 84362 |
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King Clancy
Don't know if anyone here follows hockey. I don't, but I happened to see that Pekka Rinne of Nashville won the King Clancy memorial trophy. I was just | epeterd | Jul-07-21 12:12 AM
by epeterd | 0 | 84343 |
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Since it’s been awhile and I am sitting near the dining room bookcase I see the book, but haven’t a clue what it is...gotta get my dead butt up...wait | Mike Shaffer | May-01-21 03:10 AM
by Les Down Under | 1 | 83963 |
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Shooting as you point your finger
I was wondering earlier which gun company had moved into Huntsville, AL a few years ago. So I googled it and was reading an article about it. (It was | epeterd | May-18-20 02:24 AM
by Mike Shaffer | 17 | 83100 |
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