The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

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Author: Elmore Leonard

ISBN-10: 0061242926

ISBN-13: 9780061242922

Category: Short Story Collections (Single Author)

Before he brilliantly traversed the gritty landscapes of underworld Detroit and Miami, Elmore Leonard wrote breathtaking adventures set in America's nineteenth-century western frontier—elevating a popular genre with his now-trademark twisting plots, rich characterizations, and scalpel-sharp dialogue.\ No author has ever written more evocatively of the dusty, gutsy heyday of the American West than Elmore Leonard. This complete collection of his thirty-one Western tales will thrill lovers of...

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Before he brilliantly traversed the gritty landscapes of underworld Detroit and Miami, Elmore Leonard wrote breathtaking adventures set in America's nineteenth-century western frontier—elevating a popular genre with his now-trademark twisting plots, rich characterizations, and scalpel-sharp dialogue. No author has ever written more evocatively of the dusty, gutsy heyday of the American West than Elmore Leonard. This complete collection of his thirty-one Western tales will thrill lovers of the genre, his die-hard fans, and everyone in between. From his very first story ever published—"The Trail of the Apache"—through five decades of classic Western tales, The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that has made Leonard one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.Los Angeles Times“Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller.”

A conversation1Trail of the Apache12Apache medicine373You never see Apaches ...514Red hell hits Canyon Diablo675The colonel's lady896Law of the hunted ones1037Cavalry boots1358Under the friar's ledge1499The rustlers16310Three-ten to Yuma17911The big hunt19512Long night20913The boy who smiled22314The hard way23715The last shot24916Blood money26317Trouble at Rindo's station27918Saint with a six-gun30919The captives32320No man's guns35721The rancher's lady37122Jugged38523Moment of vengeance39924Man with the iron arm41525The longest day of his life43126The nagual45927The kid47328Only good ones48929The Tonto woman50330"Hurrah for Captain Early!"517

\ Los Angeles Times"Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller."\ \ \ \ \ USA Today"Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever."\ \ \ Los Angeles Times“Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller.”\ \ \ \ \ USA Today“Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.”\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalSimultaneous with the Morrow hardcover. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \