Early Work

"The Riders of High Rock" was written in 1951, and although I did not enjoy it in the same respect as his later work, I did enjoy it. I had to smile when he used phrases like, 'on TIP-TOE Hoppy went behind the building' etc.. I would not recommend his earlier work to a "first time" reader of Louis L'Amour's work, but I found it interesting to see how his writing progressed. Even by the time he wrote Hondo in 1953, his writing had greatly improved-- "Hondo" (1953) and "Flint" (1960) are voted places in the 25 best Western Novels of all time. I love his books, especially the ones he wrote about the SACKETTS, beginning in 1965...By that time he had become known as "the greatest story-teller of all time" and "King of Westerns", etc.

I have not read any L'Amour book that I did not like, although some more than others.

I think it is worth the read!.

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Hopalong Plus L'Amour Gold

If you could sum up The Riders of High Rock in three words, what would they be?

Great Western Adventure

Have you listened to any of Robert Petkoff’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Petkoff did a masterful job with his performance. He nailed each of the characters, and kept the book flowing and the characters easy to follow.

Any additional comments?

I have listened to all four of L'Amour's "Hopalong" books, and enjoyed them greatly. I know L'Amour was not real proud of them, even denying writing them up to his death. But these are good classic western books.

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beautifully written and excellent narrator

. . . . . . . I mean, what more could you ask for?

great book

getting book two couldn't stop once I started recommend if you like westerners and need to stay awake