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Conagher

by Louis L'Amour

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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:As far as the eye can see is a vast, empty horizon. Evie Teale has finally accepted that her husband wonâ??t be coming home. To make ends meet she runs a temporary stage station. But though she is diligent and careful, Evie must prepare for the day when the passengers no longer come and she must protect her children in an untamed country whereâ??s itâ??s far easier to die than to live.

Miles away, another solitary soul battles for survival. Conagher is a lean, dark-eyed drifter who is not about to let a gang of rustlers push him around. While searching the isolated canyons for missing cattle, he finds notes tied to tumbleweeds rolling with the wind. The bleak, spare words echo Conagherâ??s own whispered prayers for companionship. Who is this mysterious woman on the other side of the wind? Conagher only hopes he can stay alive long enough
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  jimbeal | May 16, 2024 |
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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Conagher is a very good western novel. The storyline is consistent. There are good guys and bad guys. The writer depicts western life as difficult, dangerous and not for the faint hearted. The storyline is solid, the characters are all solid and the five star rating here is solid. Highly recommended. ( )
  lbswiener | Sep 5, 2019 |
One of the great pieces of literature, at the same time embodying and transcending the Western novel. And certainly at the top of L'amour's output.

It is an exciting book, to be sure, but also a brilliant and touching study of love, compassion and justice. In its skillful simplicity, it touches the heart and reminds us of an often unmentioned, but very real danger of the old West: loneliness. The characters all battle this unseen enemy, each in his own way - whether literally throwing dreams into the wind, or sacrificing everything out of loyalty to the brand.

Definitely, read it. Even if you think you don't like the Western genre, this one just might make you a believer. ( )
3 vote RoanClay | Mar 8, 2016 |
Read October, 2011

I saw the movie before I read the book, so I think it helped imagining Sam Elliott as Conagher. I'm not an expert on the westerns, but this was a pretty decent little story featuring a strong capable man and a woman who was his perfect match. ( )
  quillmenow | Feb 9, 2012 |
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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:As far as the eye can see is a vast, empty horizon. Evie Teale has finally accepted that her husband wonâ??t be coming home. To make ends meet she runs a temporary stage station. But though she is diligent and careful, Evie must prepare for the day when the passengers no longer come and she must protect her children in an untamed country whereâ??s itâ??s far easier to die than to live.

Miles away, another solitary soul battles for survival. Conagher is a lean, dark-eyed drifter who is not about to let a gang of rustlers push him around. While searching the isolated canyons for missing cattle, he finds notes tied to tumbleweeds rolling with the wind. The bleak, spare words echo Conagherâ??s own whispered prayers for companionship. Who is this mysterious woman on the other side of the wind? Conagher only hopes he can stay alive long enough

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