The Gift of Cochise - Louis L'Amour

This reading is from the beginning of Louis L'Amour's story, "The Gift of Cochise", as included in the anthology of his short stories titled, "The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, The Frontier Stories, Volume One". This is a really great book, and this first story is a wonderful example of just how good all of the tales are in this collection.

The Gift of Cochise is primarily set in Dog Canyon, in the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas. The photographs included in this video are from Dog Canyon, which is now part of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

This book was published in 2003 and can still be purchased on-line, if you have an interest in reading further.

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[Pattifish]

Never under estimate the power of a women.

[ReadingandSalutation]

@Pattifish Especially one with a rifle! : )

[photorockjunkie]

This story is shockingly similar to "Hondo".

[ReadingandSalutation]

@photorockjunkie Turns out, "Hondo" was based on this story...at least according to Wikipedia!

[adamsfan91]

i really enjoy l amours books, great passage, ill have to check this one out

[ReadingandSalutation]

If you enjoy his books, I think you will really enjoy his short stories. While his writing style shines through, it is neatly condensed into very direct plots which briefly convey some excellent thoughts and ideas.

Thanks for the comment - hope you enjoy the book, too!

[samosami11]

how can i get louis l'amour audio books to download

[ambrosius]

So this is a short story? It sounds amazing

[photorockjunkie]

Oh cool, I have always loved Lamour.

[adamsfan91]

ya i do have volume 1 of the fronteir stories and its great, i just saw that there is a volume 7, i need to catch up!