Funding for the project fell through, and shalako, which would have been named in honor of the protagonist of the novel, was never built. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shalako. As part of the louis lamour s lost treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials. Shalako louis lamours lost treasures random house books. Shalakolllt novel the official louis lamour website. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shalako louis lamours lost treasures. Louis lamour was supposedly creating a western town. One of the first places i visited when i moved to the southwest from the east were the dragoons, known as cochises stronghold. Shalako, written by louis lamour and published in 1962, is a classic western novel. Louis lamour s lost treasures is a project created to release some of the authors more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. In his long life as a writer, he published 105 novels and other books, almost all of them westerns or set in the west. Bold, smart, rugged, a dead eye shot, a loner, and an overall mans man. Author louis lamour six book set bundle collection, includes.
Click here for a plain text version of this checklist. Louis lamour lot of 12 books mojave crossing, the lonely men, ride the dark trail, lonely on the mountain, down the long hills, ride the river, jubal sackett, hondo, the shadow riders, shalako, haunted mesa, dark canyon. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. There is little depth in characterization, but towards the end of the book shalakos backstory does get fleshed out a bit.
This 1962 western novel by prolific author louis lamour is a half step above the genre western. It would have been a working town typical of those of the nineteenthcentury western frontier. Shalakocatlow by louis lamour goodreads share book. Shalako louis lamours lost treasures by lamour, louis. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Furthermore, he also wrote historical fiction, science fiction, nonfiction, short stories and poetry. He was a loner who owned nothing but horse and saddle and his guns. Shalako louis lamours lost treasures edition youtube. Shalako, named after the zuni rain god, is a man who lives only as one can in the brutal new mexico. Set in 1699 it featured the story of protagonist barnabas sackett as he relates his tale, which is a narration of a voyage that saw him trading various furs with the chesapeake indians. Lamour did dream of building an old west town as a tourist attraction. Sitka is a bit different from the typical lamour book that ive read so far. He was a white man as cunning as any indian, a brooding. He was a man willing to gamble his life to get the woman he wanted.
Shalako louis lamours lost treasures by louis lamour. The isbn is for the paperback edition except when only a hardcover exists. Louis dearborn lamour was an american journalist and a short story writer who was born on 22 march 1908. For a novel almost 60 years old, there is some social and environmental consciousness.
A loner, shalako, rides with a pleasure hunting party that has gotten itself in trouble. Rowdy rides to glory was printed as a separate book and given as a gift to the members of the louis lamour leatherette book. Lamours books, primarily western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. Thank you, louis lamour, for opening my eyes to the beauty that now surrounds me. But then he came across a european hunting party, and a. Shalako by louis lamour book cover, description, publication history. Keep up to date on louis lamour news, new book releases, articles and. Up until now most of lamours stories have taken place in the us s. There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print around the world. The televison episodes listed below are confirmed louis lamour items. Shalako, named after the zuni rain god, is a man who lives only as one can in the brutal new mexico desert hour by hour. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. A hunting party composed of european aristocrats is led into apache. The official louis lamour web site offers you exclusive photos, essays, and information about louis lamour and.
Shalako louis lamours lost treasures as part of the louis lamours lost treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials he was a white man as cunning as any indian, a brooding man who trusted in nothing but his weapon and his horse. One of the special moments in louis career was the 1968 command performance of shalako in london for member of the royal family. He was a white man as cunning as any indian, a brooding man who trusted in nothing but his weapon and his horse. In this louis lamours lost treasures edition of louis lamours beloved novel shalako, beau lamour adds his insight along with louis notes on the development not only of. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. For somewhere out there was a deadly apache warrior. Bendigo shafter now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript. Shalako by louis lamour overdrive rakuten overdrive.
The first novel in what was to be the sacketts series, this book from louis lamour was originally published in 1974. Lamour books consisted mainly of western stories, though he normally referred them as frontiers. As part of the louis lamours lost treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials. Louis lamour s lost treasures is a project created to release some of the authors more unconventional manuscripts from the. This western from louis lamour first saw lightofday in 1962 as a bantam soft cover, and has since been reprinted in both soft and hard covers. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. I own a copy of each of these tv episode and i have seen lamours name listed in the credits of each episode. The sackett novels title code novels, continued ttitle code short stories title code. Sitka is one of three louis lamour books published in 1957 and the 12th book of his ive read in my quest to read them all them by year of publication.
Shalako louis lamours lost treasures penguin random house. Louis lamour was supposedly creating a western town, shalako, similar to those he wrote about. Shalako is a novel filled with stereotypes the strong, silent man among men. But then he came across a european hunting party, and a brave and beautiful woman, stranded and defenseless. Bowdrie now including louis lamours lost treasures bonus material postscript. The action of the novel takes place in the year 1882 with the main character, shalako, being as lean as a famine wolf, a person who could be a brooding man, a wary man, who had little trust in him.
Americas storyteller, louis lamour, brings to life the american frontier. He has more than 320 million copies of his works in print, and ive just read one of them, his 1962 novel shalako. Shalako was determined to cross the bleak sonoran desertthe apaches killing groundby himself. This special louis lamours lost treasures edition includes beau lamours postscript with an insiders glimpse at the development and making of the film starring sean connery and brigitte bardot. It would have been a working town typical of those. Keep up to date on louis lamour news, new book releases, articles and much more. March 22, 1908 june 10, 1988 was an american novelist and shortstory writer. Forward by louis lamour and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cowboys, indians, gunslingers, outlaws, texas rangers and frontier marshals are authentically recreated in the novels, short stories, videos and audio cassettes of one of the worlds best selling authors. The main protagonist, shalako, is essentially what everyone epitomizes the hero of the old west to be. When he comes upon a group of aristocrats not aware of the dangers of the land. He was a loner who owned nothing but his horse and saddleand his guns.
Shalako is a 1962 western novel by louis lamour and the name of a town that the author intended to build. At the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print 86 novels, 14 shortstory collections and one fulllength work of nonfiction and he was considered one of the worlds most. His books consisted primarily of western novels though he called his work frontier stories. How the west was won shalako west from singapore the strong shall live north to the rails reillys luck. Several of louis lamours short stories were adapted as televison episodes throughout the 1950s. Three stars out of four shalako is a western novel, set in 1882, and is the story of shalako carlin, a mysterious, skilled and welleducated wanderer and parttime scout that encounters a hunting party made up of european aristocrats that has trespassed on the apache reservation, and fallen under threat of attack. Shalako knew that he had to stay and help them survive. The areas described in the book are perfectly pictured. He was a man willing to gamble his life to get the.
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