Louis L'Amour

Riders of the Purple Sage

Woman shelters mysterious desert riders in Nevada ranch threatened by corrupt ranchers

About the author

Louis L'Amour
Louis L'Amour

Louis L'Amour was the most commercially successful Western writer in American publishing history, with over 100 novels and 400 short stories of frontier life. His Sackett family saga chronicled American westward expansion across generations, creating a sweeping historical epic. He was the first novelist to receive the Congressional Gold Medal.

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