The Californios Summary
Louis L'Amour

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The Californios Summary

The Californios by Louis L'Amour is the tale of the Mulkerin family's struggle to keep their ranch after an unscrupulous man buys their bank note and wants to foreclose for his personal gain.

The story takes place in 1844 when Southern California was sparsely inhabited. The towns and cities were few and largely undeveloped. The ranch was a typical type of home and horses and wild animals abound. There is a lot...

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Louis L'Amour Biographies (3)

Louis (Dearborn) L'Amour

7,311 words, approx. 25 pages

Louis L'Amour was a book publisher's dream. At 6'2" and 215 pounds he looked as if he had stepped off the pages of his most recent Western novel. Combining an indefatigable zest for writing with an ac... Read more

Louis L'Amour

1,830 words, approx. 7 pages

Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) was a prolific western writer who once said "I write my books to be read aloud and I think of myself in that oral tradition." He wrote over 400 short stories and 100 novels, ... Read more

Louis L'amour

3,530 words, approx. 12 pages

"It was May 14. In a few days my class back in Jamestown, North Dakota would be graduating from high school, and I was in Singapore."With these words, Louis L'Amour introduces Education of a Wandering... Read more

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