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The Empty Land

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At first Matt Coburn is reluctant to do just that, to clean up the town of Confusion, Utah, a boom town over-run by the most dangerous men, every kind of gunman, drygulcher, outlaw, tin horn, and murderer. But he knows that no one else is up to the task, most of the town people believe that there must be another way to clean up the town without killings. Laurie Shannon is one of these people, a ranch owner, who is attracted to Matt yet doesn't want him to get involved. But there are others who knows that if the killers in the town aren't killed, more innocent people will be killed. Madge Healy is one of these people, who is being hunted down by Willard & Kingsbury who want her claims and would even have a woman killed to have it. Matt must make up his mind whether to forget about the whole matter and just leave, or to make Confusion into a good town.

"The Empty Land" is a great book. Where as most of Louis L'Amour's books it was easy to guess which girl the main character was going to get, but I couldn't figure out if Matt was going to love Laurie or Madge. But you'll have to read the book yourself to find out. I also love the book how it explains like most of L'Amour's book that the main character is always at the same time doesn't want to kill anyone, he always knows when it is necessary to stop the bad guys.

For those people who want to start reading Louis L'Amour books, I suggest you read the Sackett series which I think are the best of Louis L'Amour, besides also "Crossfire Trail", one of my favorites!

Action packed book depicting the taming of a murderous wild west mining town by a gunfighter. Two conniving financiers who try to swindle a former child actress of her inheritance and the woman's efforts to outwit them, add to the plot. In the relationship between Matt Coburn and a ranch girl who wants to marry him, there's an attempt to explore the psychology of a gunfighter when he tries to reconcile his way of life with the normal world.

All in all, a memorable western!

Matt Coburn, the main character of this story, has a reputation as a gunfighter. The bad guys hate him and even some of the good guys hate him. He has been known to clean up towns before and the town of "Confusion" desparately needs his help! He struggles with his desire to leave and avoid gunshed, and his desire to help the town's people. He also struggles between the love of two different ladies. The end is action packed and of course he wins...or does he? You will have to read this one to find out, and I suggest you get it and read it, or face Matt Coburn yourself!!

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even for lamour this story drags.
ol louis was a bit too romance novel like for my tastes but he wrote well of the land i am born in and the country and scenery i love.
this story starts out great, it reall captures how the land here changes, its timelessness, and spirit.
but from that chapter, an introduction really, the story goes south and never comes back.
every lamour novel has the raw western hero, misunderstood and tragic, who is the best man with gun and knife, but decides to handle the bad men with his fists.
a very unlikely scenario, but it works for lamour andhe retreads this theme in most of his books. thats fine but this story takes many turns, branches and side roads and none of them go anywhere....but they go there slow!
i have almost all lamours books given to me as well meant presents and some are good! some ok to fair but this one after the intro is a flat dud.
even if you love lamour you may only have luke warm feelings for this one.