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Crossfire Trail by Louis L'Amour
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Crossfire Trail

by Louis L'Amour

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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. Rafe Caradecâ??gambler, wanderer, soldier of fortuneâ??was as hard a man as the battlefields and waterfronts of Latin America could fashion, but he was as good as his word. As Charles Rodney lay dying in a dank shipâ??s foâ??câ??sle, Rafe swore to make sure that Rodneyâ??s Wyoming ranch went to his daughter, Ann. In Painted Rock, Wyoming, Caradec found land for a man to love, miles of rolling grasslands and towering mountains. He also found that one of the most ruthless men in the territory had set his sights on both Rodneyâ??s ranch and his daughter. But Rafe Caradec had given his word, and once heâ??d looked deep into Ann Rodneyâ??s eyes, nothing short of death would stop him from keepi… (more)
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Title:Crossfire Trail
Authors:Louis L'Amour
Info:Bantam (1985), Paperback, 192 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:*****
Tags:Fiction-Western

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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
My first western. It was okay, pretty short book. Also was tired when reading it so that may have something to do with it. Like the good guys in the story, dependable interesting sorts. It was pretty much non-stop action and the lack of break from that was a bit taxing. Louis L'Amour writes well, but sometimes too dependent with the exclamation marks. There was a plot point that bugged me throughout the entire thing -- why in the world would they get in trouble and hung for mutiny? It was clearly expressed but I don't get it. They were taken on the ship against their will (essentially kidnapped), so why would mutiny still be a hangable offense for them? Grr ( )
  ErinPaperbackstash | Jun 14, 2016 |
Read from April 23 to 24, 2014

Listened for Review (Random House Audio)
Overall Rating: 3.75
Character Rating: 4.00
Story Rating: 3.50

Audio Rating: 3.50 (not part of the overall rating

Read It File It Review: I love Louis L'Amour and while Crossfire Trail isn't my favorite book by him, it is still a good read or reread. I picked it up again because I was curious how it would do in audio form.

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Narrated By Jason Culp / Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins

Listen up: I think Jason Culp has an excellent voice and I will be trying him again in the future. My problem with the narration was due to my per-conceived notions of how these particular characters would sound. That isn't the narrators fault. Jason did a great job with pacing and delivering of the story so please check him out. ( )
  thehistorychic | Aug 27, 2014 |
Mo. 712. Rafe Caradan -- another of those forgettable last names - is the superhero for this tale of love and battle betwixtr the cowboys. his is shuch a short, hard tale, though, it begs the question --Ho much is a suprhro supposed to dare without being scared/ ne key gunikng down six hard guns -- not in this univerfse, bro. And Rafe geoes out for heroies in a Colorado or ontan or whatever. I THINK NOT. ( )
  andyray | Dec 29, 2011 |
Excellent. Interesting how the way to save the woman’s property developed. ( )
  JoAnnSmithAinsworth | Dec 11, 2011 |
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In the dank, odorous fo'c'sle a big man with wide shoulders sat at a scarred mess table, his feet spread to brace himself against the roll of the ship.
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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. Rafe Caradecâ??gambler, wanderer, soldier of fortuneâ??was as hard a man as the battlefields and waterfronts of Latin America could fashion, but he was as good as his word. As Charles Rodney lay dying in a dank shipâ??s foâ??câ??sle, Rafe swore to make sure that Rodneyâ??s Wyoming ranch went to his daughter, Ann. In Painted Rock, Wyoming, Caradec found land for a man to love, miles of rolling grasslands and towering mountains. He also found that one of the most ruthless men in the territory had set his sights on both Rodneyâ??s ranch and his daughter. But Rafe Caradec had given his word, and once heâ??d looked deep into Ann Rodneyâ??s eyes, nothing short of death would stop him from keepi

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