Brionne
by Louis L'Amour
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Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. Major James Brionne brought Dave Allard to trial for murder. Just before the hanging, Dave swore his brothers would take vengenance. Four year later the Allard boys retumed to settle the score. Only Brionne’s son escaped. They murdered his wife, destroyed his home, and left Brionne nothing but the charred ruins of his past to haunt him. Seeking peace and a new life, Brionne and the boy headed west. But the Allards hadn’t finished with him. show more He knew they’d call him for a showdown—and this time he’d be ready. show lessTags
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For such a short, fast book, this was actually a much better adventure novel than some of the longer ones I've read recently. In this story Major Brionne, a widower travels west with his son to start a new life, and they stumble across the men who killed the Major's wife. Their paths collide in the Uintah mountains where a young woman is tracking down a mine she has supposedly inherited. I like the fact that the women in this story are all pretty tough, including the deceased wife.
At first I wasn't sure about this one, but it grew on me. No typical lone gunman or cattle rustlers, or baron/nester wars, just a man and his son trying to start over again after tragedy strikes. Yes, there's a gang out to kill him, but it's entertaining and pretty good L'Amour, almost worth that extra 1/2 star.
In the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War, young Mat Brionne witnesses the murder of his mother. His father takes Mat into the frontier hoping to put the tragedy behind them. But evil follows them and must be dealt with.
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Born in Jamestown, North Dakota on March 22, 1908, Louis L'Amour's adventurous life could have been the subject of one of his novels. Striking out on his own in 1923, at age 15, L'Amour began a peripatetic existence, taking whatever jobs were available, from skinning dead cattle to being a sailor. L'Amour knew early in life that he wanted to be a show more writer, and the experiences of those years serve as background for some of his later fiction. During the 1930s he published short stories and poetry; his career was interrupted by army service in World War II. After the war, L'Amour began writing for western pulp magazines and wrote several books in the Hopalong Cassidy series using the pseudonym Tex Burns. His first novel, Westward the Tide (1950), serves as an example of L'Amour's frontier fiction, for it is an action-packed adventure story containing the themes and motifs that he uses throughout his career. His fascination with history and his belief in the inevitability of manifest destiny are clear. Also present and typical of L'Amour's work are the strong, capable, beautiful heroine who is immediately attracted to the equally capable hero; a clear moral split between good and evil; reflections on the Native Americans, whose land and ways of life are being disrupted; and a happy ending. Although his work is somewhat less violent than that of other western writers, L'Amour's novels all contain their fair share of action, usually in the form of gunfights or fistfights. L'Amour's major contribution to the western genre is his attempt to create, in 40 or more books, the stories of three families whose histories intertwine as the generations advance across the American frontier. The novels of the Irish Chantry, English Sackett, and French Talon families are L'Amour's most ambitious project, and sadly were left unfinished at his death. Although L'Amour did not complete all of the novels, enough of the series exists to demonstrate his vision. L'Amour's strongest attribute is his ability to tell a compelling story; readers do not mind if the story is similar to one they have read before, for in the telling, L'Amour adds enough small twists of plot and detail to make it worth the reader's while. L'Amour fans also enjoy the bits of information he includes about everything from wilderness survival skills to finding the right person to marry. These lessons give readers the sense that they are getting their money's worth, that there is more to a L'Amour novel than sheer escapism. With over 200 million copies of his books in print worldwide, L'Amour must be counted as one of the most influential writers of westerns in this century. He died from lung cancer on June 10, 1988. (Bowker Author Biography) Louis L'Amour, truly America's favorite storyteller, was the first fiction writer ever to receive the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States Congress in honor of his life's work, & was also awarded the Medal of Freedom. There are over 260 million copies of his books in print worldwide. (Publisher Provided) show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Brionne
- Original title
- Brionne
- Original publication date
- 1968-08
- People/Characters
- James Brionne; Mat Brionne; Cotton Allard; Anne Brionne; Dutton Mowry; Miranda Loften (show all 17); Dave Allard; General Graal; Kate Connor; Rody Brennan; Daniel Ryan; Ed Shaw; Peabody Allard; Hoffman; Tuley; Pat Brady; Nora Brady
- Important places
- Deadhorse Pass, Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA
- Important events
- Fire and death in Virginia.; Shootout at the pass.
- Epigraph
- [None]
- Dedication
- [None]
- First words
- The night brought a soft wind.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I'll go get the horses.
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- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (3.68)
- Languages
- English, Finnish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 24
- ASINs
- 20
