How the West Was Won (School & Library Binding)

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Chronicles the lives and fates of the courageous men and women who pushed forward relentlessly to claim the West, despite hardship and death at every turn. Reissue. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Louis L'Amour's great epic of human courage and endurance, his brave saga of the men and women who pushed relentlessly forward--despite the uncertainties of nature, the wrath of savage enemies, countless dangers and cruel death--to win the wide, shining lands of the rich and untamed West! --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• School & Library Binding: 368 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0833515837
• ISBN-13: 978-0833515834
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,664,237 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of L'Amour's Very Best!, October 29, 2004

By	Thomas L. Ogren (San Luis Obispo, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: How the West Was Won (Paperback)

I just finished reading How the West Was Won and have got to say that it is a mighty fine read! This Western has it all, fun, funny, scary, exciting, a fabulous tall tale of adventure.
If for some reason you have never read any of Louis L'Amour's books, you have been missing out on a real treat. I am a writer myself (Allergy-Free gardening, safe sex in the Garden, and other books) and I have to admit that for most of my life I was snobby about reading any Louis L'Amour. However, less than a year ago my brother encouraged me to try some of them, and immediately I was hooked. I, like many others, no am almost always reading one, and as soon as I finish it I find another and start in on it. I mean, they are just too much fun to be missed.
Some think too that his books are only for men, but I have found that women and many kids too really enjoy them. No one could write better adventure than L'Amour, and certainly no one could write a better Western.
This particular book, How the West Was Won, is one of his best. It is a big, fun, rip-snorting book and I highly recommend it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Novel, but which came first-The book or movie?, February 17, 2005

By	Ralph DeMattia "A Lincoln Fan" (Fayetteville, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: How the West was won,: A novel

I saw this book in the leatherbound version a couple of years ago, and have read it so mant times that I think I need to get another copy! It's a really great book, but which came first-The book or the movie. I ask this because the book follows the movie, scene for scene and some of the dialogue from the movie is in the book, almost word-for-word, and I mean this as a sincere compliment, not a knock on the book at all. I have so seldomly read a book that Hollyweird didn't butcher so badly that the movie hardly resembles the book. But in HTWWW, the movie follows the book so closely that it almost reads like a script, but very enjoably so! I reccommend this book highly, and get the leatherbound copy; it's beautiful and really holds up. Thanks, Mr L'Amour! A GREAT BOOK!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How the West Was Won, October 6, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: How the West Was Won (Paperback)

How the West Was Won
I thought How the West Was Won is an exciting and all around great book. It is about Linus Rawlings, a fur trapper, and Eve Prescott, a woman who is moving west with her family. The story is about their lives and their son, Zeb Rawlings, who serves in the Indian wars, Civil war, and becomes a Marshall in the southwestern states. Then he has to fight a vicious outlaw.
I thought How the West Was Won was so good, I bought the movie and the book. It has drama, like the part where Linus and Eve fall in love, but Linus leaves for Pittsburgh. It has excitement, when the Harvey and Prescott families face an epic battle against Colonel Jeb Hawkins and his family. I think this is one of the best books because it has all the things to make a great book; drama, humor, excitement, and more. If you take the time to read this book, you will probably like it to.
One of the best things I learned is I got a whole new perspective of the young west. There were things I never knew until I read this book. It's a great book with an amazing story. It starts out slow, but gets better. I think you would like How the West Was Won.