Freebooter

I always sort of liked the stories when he was just a wondering adventurer such as Tower of the Elephant or whatever it was where Conan wore a simple linen tunic and under that just the loin cloth. It got ripped in the scuffle with the Kothian in the bar so he tore it off and walked through the night with just his loincloth. Forget what what it was made of, fur, silk, or what.

Freebooter

Yep, it is hard to choose faves as for the Sackett titles because they are all so very good. I like reading them in order (for old west stories);

1. "The Daybreakers", when Tyrell and Orrin went west in 1867. 

2. "Sackett" is next, after they were settled in Mora, NM and Tell Sackett shows up, visits, and he and Cap Rountree go north working, etc, and where he finds Angie and that gold.

3. "Mojave Crossing" is when he took that gal, who turned out to be Abigail Trelawney, from Az over the desert to Los Angelas. He runs into and meets Nolan Sackett for the first time, his cousin, who is working for the bad guys. He and Nolan don't fight and they head back to Az together. Tell is thinking Angie hates him since she did not like him killing folks. But when he got back there was a letter waiting for him saying she loves him after all and is heading west to meet him.

4. "Sackett Brand", in which he and Angie had gotten married and were looking for a place to homestead and trouble happened.

5. "The Lonely Men", where Tell is lured by the lies of that evil witch Laura Pritz, still bitter and full of hate for the Sacketts over what happened in "Daybreakers". It is a sad book but I love the ending, or say what happens to Laura's horrid ass!

The other old west Sackett titles are all excellent books and fit in there too! One of my faves of the others is "Mustang Man", with Nolan Sackett in it. Great book. The remains of the town mentioned in the book, Loma Parda, are still there. I love the way LL put real places in his stories. If he mentioned a town or spring, it is really there.

FB  

Just read both stories! I had read them both, long ago and had forgotten. Both are great stories. Pioute Bill was funny in a way. If only a good woman was that easy to find or get! And "The Big Man", makes your heart swell a bit right at the end! Great story! Louis Lamour was one great writer.

FB

I have that. In fact I have everything he wrote of his westerns but maybe 7 books. I just went and got it and going to lay down and read them real quick. I will get back with you. I might have read them already. Gotta see.

FB

I don't think I have read them. They are short stories? What book are they in? I will go check my short stories by him and see if I have them.

FB