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The first were about the south seas adventures of ponga jim mayo, then came chick bowdrie, ward mcqueen, kilkenny, the sacketts, chantrys, and talons. It looks like a lot of the things here are unfinished. Across the europe, the russian steppes and through the byzantine wonder of constantinople, gateway to asia. Yet lamour surprises readers with his simply outstanding swashbuckling adventure, the walking drum. From castle to slave galley, from swordracked battlefields to a princesss secret chamber, and ultimately, to the impregnable fortress of the valley of assassins, the walking drum is a powerful adventure in an ancient world that you will find every bit as riveting as louis lamour s stories of the american west. Louis lamour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic american west.
Here, he guides listeners to an even more distant frontier the enthralling lands of the 12th century. The walking drum louis l amour author john curless narrator 2010 chancy louis l amour author 2004 beyond the great snow mountains louis l. The walking drum louis lamour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic american west. The walking drum louis lamours lost treasures by louis lamour. The walking drum louis lamours lost treasures by louis l. Unlike most of his other novels, the walking drum is not set in the frontier era of the american west, but rather is an historical novel set in the middle ages 12th century europe and the middle east. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are mathurin kerbouchard, jean. Here is an historic adventure of extraordinary power waiting to sweep you away to exotic lands as one of the most popular writers of our time conquers new. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are mathurin kerbouchard, jean kerbouchard. The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 1984, and was written by louis lamour.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 496 pages and is available in paperback format. Like i learned then that many a victory is easier won with words than a swordand the results are better. Warrior, lover, and scholar, kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger, and revenge. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The walking drum represents lamour s serious effort late in his career to escape being labeled merely a frontier novelist. In the edition i have, there is an authors note from him saying he was going to write the sequel. Cast in medieval europe and the middle east, it presents panoramic.
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