"For Westerns, a new volume in the Library of America, Terrence Rafferty has collected four of Leonard’s finest novels from this period alongside a handful of stories, including “Three-Ten to Yuma” (1953), whose 15 pages are so thick with tension that they spawned a pair of full-length movies. Western star (1) Elmore Leonard: Westerns (LOA #308) Library of America Elmore Leonard Edition 4. Now, the Library of America, which publishes hardcover editions of classic American writing, is planning a three-volume set of his work. The first in a series of collections of the author's westerns, written early in his spectacularly successful career, contains "Bounty Hunters," "Forty Lashes Less One," and "Gunsights," featuring a Bonny-and-Clyde pair of gunslingers. One of the great storytellers of our time, Elmore Leonard perfected his craft writing Westerns, a genre he loved. 00. The Library Of America - Elmore Leonard - Westerns. I haven't read any of Elmore Leonard's books although I have quite few on my shelves. Brendan Early and Dana Moon have tracked renegade Apaches together and gunned down scalp hunters to become Arizona legends. However, the guy also composed Westerns such as that he was the bastard son of Charles Portis and Sergio Leone. Book description to come. When this millionaire reptile reveals the psychopath beneath his slippery skin, Hurd finds out this is one helluva way for an out-of-town lawman to spend his vacation. Found insideThe legendary Leonard, whom the Seattle Times lauds as the “King Daddy of crime writers,” proves that all comparisons to American noir icons John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. Cain are well deserved with this tale of very ... Since his death, Leonard has been celebrated by The Library of America in three volumes encompassing 12 novels, all from his contemporary crime era. These tales--some adapted into such outstanding films as Hombre, Valdez Is Coming, and 3:10 to Yuma--are unexcelled for their wiry tautness, sharp characterizations, and jolts of unexpected humor. He disapproved of their melodrama, their pessimism, their psychos and nymphos and fancy writing. All told, Leonard wrote thirty Western short stories and eight Western novels. This past week the best of these works—four novels and eight stories, including “Three-Ten to Yuma”—were gathered in the newest Library of America edition, Elmore Leonard: Westerns. (An image from the photo shoot for the 1956 Campbell-Ewald ad graces the jacket front.) 303. Library of America presents a definitive collection of classic Westerns by America's master modern crime writer. 89 / The Switch: (Library of America #255) by Leonard, Elmore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. In 2012, he was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Found insideClassic Westerns is a collection of six novels that captured this sense of exploration and brought the rugged landscape into the homes of readers everywhere. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. The Library of America attempts to preserve the greatest of American writing. To qualify for membership, an individual must have contributed significantly to the literature of the West. Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) was the author or more than fifty novels, including westerns and crime and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted for the screen.In 2012, he was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. 89 / The Switch (Library of America Elmore Leonard Edition) $14.99 Author Elmore Leonard Subscribers and members can order cream-slipcased Library of America volumes at the subscription rate of $25.95. He served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946. The undisputed master of the crime novel strikes again with this powerfully entertaining story, set in 1920s Oklahoma, that introduces one of the toughest lawmen ever to come out of the west. Original. Hombre is the story of a stagecoach held up by outlaws. One of the passengers, John Russell, is a white man who was raised par What a great reading assignment! Found insideThe old Apache renegade Soldado Viejo is hiding out in Mexico, and the Arizona Department Adjutant has selected two men to hunt him down. However, the guy also composed Westerns such as that he was the bastard son of Charles Portis and Sergio Leone. However, the guy also composed Westerns such as that he was the bastard son of Charles Portis and Sergio Leone. - Elmore Leonard, Valdez is Coming 'Valdez is Coming', published in 1970, is the third book in Library of America's Westerns: Last Stand at Saber River / Hombre / Valdez Is Coming / Forty Lashes Less One / Stories. The twisty tale of a Detroit process server whose search for a missing stockholder leads him into more serious peril than he ever imagined possible, Unknown Man #89 is a gourmet stew of mystery, suspense, and double and triple cross, ... To open one of his novels is to be plunged at once into an arena of crisscrossing voices. . >2 elenchus: A key benefit is the slipcase De gustabus non disputandum est The slipcase is the reason I don't subscribe. Anyone interested in reading an Elmore Leonard western or two should consider the Library of America volume entitled Elmore Leonard: Westerns published in 2018 because it includes four novels (Last Stand at Saber River, Hombre, Valdez Is Coming, and Forty Lashes Less One) plus eight of his most outstanding western short stories. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring & Other Environmental Writings 308. The family settled near Detroit when young Elmore was a boy. I will have to look for Hombre after I … 3.97 avg rating — 22,908 ratings. In 1934, the family settled in Detroit. 89 The Switch 12 … Elmore Leonard: Westerns (slipcased edition) $25.95. Library of America presents a definitive collection of classic Westerns by America's master modern crime writer One of the great storytellers of our time, Elmore Leonard perfected his craft writing Westerns, a genre he loved. Permalink Disable Highlighting Available copies. Westerns: Last Stand at Saber River, Hombre, Valdez is Coming, Forty Lashes Less One, by Elmore Leonard. Elmore Leonard: Four Later Novels: Get Shorty/Rum Punch/ Out of Sight/ Tishomingo Blues is a 2016 Library of America publication. Ripley, a company man who whined to Foley in prison, is all going to sponsor the two Foley and Miller, who’s also a very long time robber. The interlude between Foley and Sisco at a Detroit Hotel is undoubtedly the hit of this lot. “Foley hadn’t ever seen a prison where you could walk up to the weapon without getting taken.” 89 The Switch Four Novels of the 1980s (Library of America volume #267) City Primeval LaBrava Glitz Freaky Deaky Four Later Novels (Library of America volume #280) Get Shorty Rum Punch Out of Sight 7. It contains Fifty-Two Pickup, Swag, Unknown Man, and The Switch; it is 809 pages, priced at $35 in hardcover. - Elmore Leonard, Hombre Book two in Library of America's: Westerns: Last Stand at Saber River / Hombre / Valdez Is Coming / Forty Lashes Less One / Stories. Elmore Leonard. Known as the "Father of the National Parks," John Muir wrote about the American West with unmatched passion and eloquence—as seen in this stunning, one-volume collection In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political ... Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) was the author or more than fifty novels, including westerns and crime and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted for the screen. All the ones I have are crime fiction although I knew he also wrote westerns. Elmore Leonard, Westerns 309. Elmore Leonard westerns / Elmore Leonard ; [edited by] Terrence Rafferty. In the pages of pulp magazines that were still flourishing in the 1950s— Argosy , Dime Western Magazine , Zane Grey’s Western , and others—he perfected his trademark style, a blend of wiry tautness, sharp characterizations, and jolts of unexpected humor. One of the great storytellers of our time, Elmore Leonard began his career writing Westerns, a genre he loved. . Legg i ønskeliste. The Library of America, best known for issuing volumes of Henry James and Herman Melville, obviously found that dabbling in Popular Culture pays Big Time. Found insideIn these classic tales that span more than five decades—including the first story he ever published, “The Trail of the Apache”—Elmore Leonard once again demonstrates the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that have ... Norman Mailer, Four Books of the 1960s 306. Elmore Leonard (1925 -- 2013) wrote western novels before turning to the crime and suspense fiction for which he is better known. 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