The Ferguson Rifle (Paperback)

by Louis L'Amour (Author)

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Product Description
Accompanied only by his prized Ferguson rifle, Ronan Chantry heads west into unknown territory, and discovers the extent of his courage when he draws the enmity of a man who will do anything and kill anyone for gold. Reissue.

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Stripped of all he values in life, Ronan Chantry takes up his prized Ferguson rifle and heads west -- into an unknown land and an uncertain future. For an educated man, Chantry is surprisingly tough. For a civilized man, he is unexpectedly dangerous. But even he can't know the true extent of his courage until he draws the fire of a man who will do anything -- kill anyone -- for the glitter of gold.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (March 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553253034
• ISBN-13: 978-0553253030
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #537,360 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Amazing Review of The Ferguson Rifle by Chris Bullock, October 24, 2001

A Kid's Review

The Ferguson Rifle is a really good book..It tells of the life and hardships the frontiersmen faced out on the lawless great plains.The main character,whose family was killed in a fire and is now leaving home, and a few trappers head west for the beaver rich mountains.They wind up on a wild goose chase when a woman they are protecting is being followed by a crazed man.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too fast, too short; little character development, January 4, 2000

By A Customer

The Ferguson Rifle is a decent book, as most of L'Amour's were. He kept them clean, with no sex, little swearing, and no graphic violence. He was also a pretty good writer. His only problem was that he had a deadline for three books a year, and this is another example of what happens when you write so fast. There is no emotional involvement with the character. Like the first reviewer said, there's no time to get to know anyone. But with L'AMour I guess that didn't matter, since most of his major characters were pretty much the same person with a different name. I've heard arguments to the contrary, but those readers obviously didn't pay much attention to what they read. 6 foot 4, black hair, broad shoulders, lean hips, fast on the draw, toughest fistfighter in the territory: sound familiar? It should. That was 85 percent of L'Amour's books. Now, if you want the good parts of L'AMour with a lot more emotion and character development, there's an author by the name of Kirby Jonas that critics are calling the New Louis L'Amour. When you read his books, you will quickly see why. Try him out. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. Keep Louis, too. He's good, just not great.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good story, July 22, 1999

By A Customer

This was an enternaining story but it will never be a classic. The character's are strong, but like most L'amour books, theres not enough time to really get a feel for them. It moves along to fast.