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Lädt ... The Californiosvon Louis L'Amour
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Western A western fiction set in southern California before it became a part of the United States. The "Good Guys" of the story are the Mulkerin family. The family has come under hard times because of unscrupulous business dealings of the families enemies who want to take over their ranch. As the since deceased father of the family used to go away for a few days with a native and come back with gold, the family decides to try this to resolve their money issues. The mother and eldest son make the trek with two natives to guide them and a pack of outlaws trailing them. I enjoyed the book. It is an average L'Amour book. I do find the mysticism an interesting angle. A pleasant but below-par Western from the well-worn pen of Louis L'Amour. The plot of The Californios has promise – a search for gold is always fun – and its setting does too: California in 1844, when it was still under Mexican/hidalgo rule. However, it's all a bit routine; you know who to root for and who to despise, and the book whizzes through its plot points before you even have a chance to savour them. That's what you expect from Louis L'Amour; he churned out hundreds of books like this, and what he adds to the mixer to differentiate The Californios here is a vague dose of the supernatural. The Indian mysticism that begins to drift in to the second half of the book adds a welcome bit of spookiness and wonder to the story, but it's not enough to elevate it. For my reading without walls challenge, I picked a Western, a type of book I had never even really thought of reading. It was interesting but I don't think I'll become a devoted Westerns fan. The good guys were good and the bad guys numerous and quite bad and there was lots of wandering in the mountains on horses and people getting shot and mystical Indians. It all felt rather stereotypical but not unenjoyably so. Zeige 5 von 5 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML:Captain Sean Mulkerin comes home from the sea to find his family home in jeopardy. After the death of his father, Seanâ??s determined mother, Eileen, took it upon herself to run the sprawling Rancho Malibuâ??until a fire destroyed her hard-earned profits. Now, on the edge of financial ruin, Eileen hopes Sean can help them find a way out. The rumor is that her late husband found gold in the wild and haunted California hills, but the only clue to its whereabouts lies with an ancient, enigmatic Indian. When Sean and Eileen set forth to retrace his fatherâ??s footsteps, they know they are in search of a questionable treasureâ??with creditors, greedy neighbors, and ruthless gunmen watching every move they make. Before they reach their destination, mother and son will test both the limits of their faith and the laws of nature as they seek salvation in a landscape where reality can blur like sand and sky in a de Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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