Lost Trails: Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W Johnstone, Loren D Estleman

They are the stuff of legend, thundering out of the harsh landscapes and stunning vistas of the American West, vividly lodged in our collective imaginations. From Buffalo Bill to Billy the Kid, from Cochise to Jesse James, these names and so many others screamed across newspaper and dime store magazine headlines while the Wild West was won. Lost Trails features inventive, hard-riding, action-packed stories by America's best Western writers. Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone, Loren Estleman, Johnny Boggs, Don Coldsmith, and many more, share tales of the legends born out of the wild frontier. So sit a spell and listen to a good ol' yarn about Mark Twain's meeting with Buffalo Bill, a man who shoed horses for Jesse James, or a little known nugget about Cochise by the legendary Louis L'Amour. . .and for a time, you can find yourself riding those Lost Trails with the real people that make the legends of the West come alive today. Western short story collection from some of the best writers in the field - Elmer Kelton, Loren Estleman, Johnny Boggs, Louis L'Amour, William W. Johnstone, etc. - stories about famous or, in some cases, infamous characters of the old West. The result is a pleasing mix of stories that bring Mark Twain, Cochise, Buffalo Bill Cody, Billy the Kid and others to life once again. Two of the best stories in this collection, by pure accident, deal with Buffalo Bill Cody. The opening story - "Mark and Bill"--Pits Cody against Twain in a contest to earn the exclusive bragging rights of being 'The American.' Throw in Teddy Roosevelt and you have a funny, riproaring tale of two giants butting heads. The second Buffalo Bill story is the diametric opposite of the first. "The Cody War" is an insightful, bittersweet, terribly human tale of the price Cody and his family payed for his fame. Another standout is "The Ones He Never Mentioned" wherein the black heart of John Wesley Hardin is well and truly revealed

they Are The Stuff Of Legend, Thundering Out Of The Harsh Landscapes And Stunning Vistas Of The American West, Vividly Lodged In Our Collective Imaginations. From Buffalo Bill To Billy The Kid, From Cochise To Jesse James, These Names And So Many Others Screamed Across Newspaper And Dime Store Magazine Headlines While Thewild West Was Won.

lost Trails Features Inventive, Hard-riding, Action-packed Stories By America's Bestwesternwriters. Louis L'amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone,loren Estleman, Johnny Boggs, Don Coldsmith, And Many More, Share Tales Of The Legends Born Out Of The Wild Frontier.so Sita Spell And Listen To A Good Ol' Yarn About Mark Twain's Meeting With Buffalo Bill, A Man Who Shoed Horses For Jesse James, Or A Little Known Nugget About Cochise By The Legendary Louis L'amour...and Fora Time, You Can Find Yourself Riding Thoselost Trails With Thereal People That Make The Legends Of The West Come Alive Today.