Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories (Mass Market Paperback)

by Elmore Leonard (Author)
Key Phrases: Frank Usher, Juan Solo, Willard Mims (more...)

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"Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller." (Los Angeles Times )

"Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever." (USA Today )

Product Description

Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier—with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch (November 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061121649
• ISBN-13: 978-0061121647
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #195,196 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More Western Action from Elmore Leonard!, May 14, 2007

By	Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" (Wausau, WI USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is the third collection of Leonard short stories to be culled from his hardcover COMPLETE WESTERN STORIES OF ELMORE LEONARD. The seven stories in this book were published between 1952 to 1956.

To be frank, other reviewers have been more fulsome in their praise of Leonard's western stories. I think his stories are good, sometimes very good but rarely what I would term excellent. They are too short, too lacking in grit to win me over completely.

Having said that, the stories in this collection are nicely done, workmanlike tales of a cowardly cavalryman who winds up winning a Medal of Honor, a hardscrabble farm couple who, working together, triumph over desperados, a search for a Lost Dutchman mine and so on. The longest story - 'The Captives' - is the best in the bunch. Leonard has space to fill out the characters and details, which make for a well-told story.

I bought the book because it contains the story 'Three-Ten to Yuma,' one of my favorite western movies. I wanted to see how the source material compared to the movie. In this case the movie was better since the screenwriter supplied a nice twist at movie's end that elevated the story from a routine oater to something else.

In any case, whether you are a confirmed Leonard fan or not, you will enjoy the tales in this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, August 25, 2008

By	Richard A. Smith "Seronac" (Orem, UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good set of tales by Elmore Leonard, whose writing is lean and efficient, but could do with a few more details.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Some Great Little Stories, August 23, 2008

By	Peggy Stone (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this for "3:10 to Yuma," after seeing the most recent version of the film and then the Glenn Ford version (which is now my favorite), and it was interesting to see what a simple story inspired both films, and how the tale grew in the telling (the short story begins at the hotel!). But I ended up enjoying most of these short Western gems and appreciating how well Leonard crafts his tales with grit and humor and the pure desire to entertain.