The hell called Yuma Prison can destroy the soul of any man. And it's worse for those whose damning crime is the color of their skin. The law says Chiricahua Apache Raymond San Carlos and black-as-night former soldier Harold Jackson are murderers, and they'll stay behind bars until they're dead and rotting. But even in the worst place on Earth, there's hope. And for two hard and hated inmates -- first enemies, then allies by necessity -- it waits at the end of a mad and violent contest ... on a bloody trail that winds toward Arizona's five most dangerous men.
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Elmore Leonard has written more than forty books during his highly successful writing career, including the bestsellers Road Dogs, Up in Honey’s Room, The Hot Kid, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories When the Women Come Out to Dance. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Be Cool. Justified, the hit series from FX, is based on Leonard’s character Raylan Givens, who appears in Riding the Rap, Pronto, the short story “Fire in the Hole,” and now Raylan. Leonard is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
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Elmore Leonard has written more than forty novels, including bestsellers Up in Honey's Room, The Hot Kid, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, Pagan Babies, and Glitz. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight. He lives with his wife, Christine, in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
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Forty Lashes Less One is a great story. Two prisoners, Chiricahua Raymond San Carlos and a black man Harold Jackson are in Yuma prison for murder. At first they are bitter enemies but the warden puts them in an experiment to see if a training routine of long distance running can be used for rehabilatation. And then the warden sends them after 5 mean dangerous men. The trail is rough and bloody but they are sucessfull. As soon as they bring these men in they tell the warden to kiss !!! . A great story, you'll love it.
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Forty Lashes Less One is the kind of book that hooks you from the start. It's the semi-old west (1909) but with more grit and true tone than you can find in most other gun totin' tales.
But then what can you expect from Elmore Leonard who gave us Valdez is Coming, 3:10 to Yuma, Hombre, The Tonto Woman and so many other good westerns? For any of those high brow readers out there who think that westerns are beneath them then it might be worthwhile if they stuck their noses in a Leonard western if only to find out what good writing should and can be.
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Though written over 20 years ago, this Leonard novel crackles with crisp ,lively characters that made the old west, young, raw and exciting. It is an easy and entertaining read...
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The train was late and didn't get into Yuma until after dark. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prison coach, main cellblock, snake den, brick detail, cook shack Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bob Fisher, Joe Dean, Frank Shelby, Harold Jackson, Norma Davis, Jesus Christ, Raymond San Carlos, Howard Crowder, Apache Indian, Virgil Shelby, Billy Santos, Ford Touring Car, Southern Pacific, Fort Valley, God Almighty, Almighty God, Bates Well, Buzz Moore, John Denaman, Saber River, Cornelia Mine, Paul Cable, Tacha Reyes, Yuma Territorial Prison New!
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The train was late and didn't get into Yuma until after dark. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prison coach, main cellblock, snake den, brick detail, cook shack Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bob Fisher, Joe Dean, Frank Shelby, Harold Jackson, Norma Davis, Jesus Christ, Raymond San Carlos, Howard Crowder, Apache Indian, Virgil Shelby, Billy Santos, Ford Touring Car, Southern Pacific, Fort Valley, God Almighty, Almighty God, Bates Well, Buzz Moore, John Denaman, Saber River, Cornelia Mine, Paul Cable, Tacha Reyes, Yuma Territorial Prison New!
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- The Bounty Hunters by Elmore Leonard on 4 pages
- Valdez Is Coming by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Escape from Five Shadows by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Pagan Babies by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Wallbangin': Graffiti and Gangs in L.A. by Susan A. Phillips on page 283, page 284, and page 286
- Valdez Is Coming by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- LaBrava by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Bounty Hunters by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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