Valley of the Sun Stories

Cattlemen ride alone across the open range under the deadly aim of roving desperadoesGamblers stake their fortunes and their lives on a deck of cardsStrong-willed senoritas seek independence through an enticing combination of beauty, audacity, and spiritLawmen and outlaws walk the same dusty streets and speak a common language: Colt, Winchester, Smith & Wesson. Gritty, tough, and unflinchingly authentic, here is the West as it really was: a land where for every friend there is an enemy, for every handshake a fist, for every dispute a resolution--usually in an explosive showdown of blood and bullets. In these remarkable tales, Louis L'Amourlike the very heroes he depictsblazes a trail across the American frontier and takes us on an unforgiving journey into the heart of our western heritage. From the Paperback edition.

Louis L’Amour is undoubtedly the bestselling frontier novelist of all time. He is the only American-born author in history to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his life's work. He has published ninety novels; twenty-seven short-story collections; two works of nonfiction; a memoir, Education of a Wandering Man; and a volume of poetry, Smoke from This Altar. There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print worldwide.