I feel that Louis L'Amour excels in the short story format, and this collection is a good example of entertaining and interesting stories set in the 1800's American west. I especially enjoyed Jackson of Horntown and Down the Pogonip Trail, and one other story in which the ending surprised me. Recommended. ( )

Louis L’Amour was a wonderful short story writer. This book is one of the many collections he assembled. He hits all the right notes in these stories, his creation of the wild country was always spot on. ( )

Product Description Land of the free... In this unique collection of tales, Louis L'Amour captures the frontier experience as it lives forever in the American imagination. A young woman heads west to marry, only to find her intended fiancé the subject of dark rumors.... Vowing to stay out of trouble, a young cowhand rides to get some calico for his girlfriend's new dress. But trouble finds him when he runs afoul of two men, one of whom is a vicious murderer.... A wily old sheriff comes to arrest the last surviving member of an infamous clan. Caught in a sudden and treacherous blizzard, they make the unlikeliest of partners in a desperate struggle for survival that teaches them the true meaning of courage, honor, friendship--and justice. These are just some of the unforgettable characters whose adventures are collected in this magnificent volume. From the Inside Flap Land of the free... In this unique collection of tales, Louis L'Amour captures the frontier experience as it lives forever in the American imagination. A young woman heads west to marry, only to find her intended fiancé the subject of dark rumors.... Vowing to stay out of trouble, a young cowhand rides to get some calico for his girlfriend's new dress. But trouble finds him when he runs afoul of two men, one of whom is a vicious murderer.... A wily old sheriff comes to arrest the last surviving member of an infamous clan. Caught in a sudden and treacherous blizzard, they make the unlikeliest of partners in a desperate struggle for survival that teaches them the true meaning of courage, honor, friendship--and justice. These are just some of the unforgettable characters whose adventures are collected in this magnificent volume. ( )