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The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard audiobook

  • By: Elmore Leonard
  • Narrator: Henry Rollins
  • Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: November 02, 2004
  • Language: English
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The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard Audiobook Summary

Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America’s frontier – with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man’s life with a well-placed bullet.

The New York Times best-selling grand master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic Western tales of destiny and fatal decision…and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned.

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Narrator Henry Rollins
Length 6 hours 48 minutes
Author Elmore Leonard
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date November 02, 2004
ISBN 9780060817985

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Goodreads Reviews

brian

May 26, 2009

clint eastwood tells us that the only authentically original american art forms are jazz, blues, and the western. lemme up the ante and say that no other form reveals more about america than the western. and the great practitioners of the form (ford, mann, hawks, boetticher, peckinpah, leone, eastwood) tell us as much about america as any novelist, essayist, historian, or sociologist. maybe more. this 531 pg. tome is the fifth book of elmore leonard westerns i've read over the past two weeks -- a period that's been supplemented by townes van zandt's live at the ol' quarter, steve earle's train a'coming, bob wills and his texas playboys' king of western swing, and daily rounds of mezcal and dos equis... just because i was born a pale, neurotic jew from new york doesn't mean i can't pretend.

Jamie

January 27, 2023

A wide ranging collection of westerns where you never quite know what you're going to get, though it's guaranteed to be gritty and full of dangerous lowlifes deserving of the grim fate they're likely to meet. The best of these, like Three-Ten to Yuma, are taut and suspenseful, full of dread and anticipation in the face of impending violence, and many like Saint with a Six-Gun have wry, often morbid twists that will leave you smiling. These stories hit hard and don't get bogged down in back stories or anything frivolous like romance or friendship.

Jim

October 23, 2014

This is an abridged version of the book having only 11 stories in it. I don't think they're abridged, though. Read by Tom Wopath, Henry Rollins & David Strather & William Atherton. (I wrote those names down as I heard them. I have no idea if they're spelled correctly, but all of them were excellent readers.)For some reason, I never equated Elmore Leonard with westerns. I'd forgotten who wrote Hombre. It's been a lot of years since I read the book, though I've probably watched the movie with Paul Newman in it a dozen times over the years & it is an old favorite.One of the best things about Leonard's writing is that everyone in them are real people. Good/bad, black/white/red, male/female, they're not perfect in any way. They're strong, opinionated, & have reasons for being what they are. They get dealt a hand & play it out, often based on a past that is painted in with broad strokes, just enough to give them depth, but with enough detail left out for some wiggle room. I was never quite sure which way they'd go, but usually the author seemed to find a pretty unique path for them.Blood Money - 3.5 stars - A good solid story to start the ball rolling. Typically well written & gritty about a bank robbery & what happens after. Exactly what I'd expect from Leonard.Only Good Ones - Wow! 5 stars, a story of prejudice & vigilantism so unbelievable, but so starkly written that it felt true. Surely it was too stark & outrageous to be mere fictionTrail of the Apache - 4 stars - another solid story with a bit more meat than the first. Government treatment of Indians & a pretty exceptional man that carried the orders out. There's duty, there's dedication, & then there is just being built a certain way. Add them together & Leonard came up with a very remarkable hero. Trouble at Rindo Station - 3 stars. Not bad, but pretty similar on a lot of points to the other stories. If I hadn't just heard them, I probably would have rated it a bit higher.The Boy Who Smiled - 3 stars. Serviceable & would have been more chilling if everything hadn't been telegraphed so far ahead.The Tonto Woman - 4 stars. I loved the characters & the ending. It's not what I would expect from Leonard at all, but I loved it. It's the kind of story that makes you think about it after it's done.Hurrah for Captain Early - 3 stars, maybe 4, but it could have been 5 & blew it. This was an excellent story in a lot of ways, but it got too scattered, tried to make too many points & wound up not really making any of them with the impact they deserved. Still, it wound up being a disappointment.The Colonel's Lady - 4 stars - Wow! Great action with a great ending. I can't say more without a spoiler, unfortunately. I won't even post a spoiler, just tell you that you have to read it without knowing what is going to happen for the impact. Go read it now. Seriously. It's too cool not to.Saint With A Six Gun - 4 stars. This is an excellent story where a young man learns some of the facts of life the hard way, but with a superb twist. It was thought provoking, but had a really fun twist, too.You Never See Apaches - 3 stars. Not particularly interesting over all, but it does show Indians in a very good light. It was too obvious in most ways.3:10 to Yuma - 3 stars. A much shorter story than I expected, so it didn't have the history of the movies which added to the impact. Basically, it's the last scene of the movies - sort of - just the walk from the hotel to the train.This is definitely a 'must read' western collection. Highly recommended.

Artemy

December 10, 2017

I'm not big on audiobooks — whenever I hear a person reading a story aloud, I always hear their voice, but I just don't follow the story at all. I almost start listening to their voice as a kind of music. But I was feeling really down today (and, like, for the past several weeks already, holy hell), and purely accidentally I stumbled upon this podcast, LeVar Burton Reads. In this podcast, actor LeVar Burton reads various short stories. As it happens, I really like LeVar, and I also just finished watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, so I decided that this is a sign and I should give the podcast a listen. I picked this short western story by Elmore Leonard, whose books I want to get into more deeply at some point. I did have the same problem of not following the story to a certain extent, but I think I got the main gist of it, and while the story itself wasn't too cheerful, it did help me take my mind off certain things, if only for a little bit, and just in general I really enjoyed listening to LeVar's awesome voice. Anyway, I just wanted to share this little find with my Goodreads buddies. I know that many of you here would probably be into this kind of format. There are currently twelve short stories available, and more are coming starting next year. And it's all free! You can download the episodes on your phone or computer using any podcast app.

Andy

July 26, 2012

In the 1950s there were two major figures in western noir; one was filmmaker Anthony Mann and the other was writer Elmore Leonard. Leonard's writing was so dark that several western magazines turned down his stories for that very reason. In this excellent collection of stories you get frontier femme fatales like "The Colonel's Lady", tales of Injun justice in "The Big Hunt" and a young Mexican seeking revenge in "The Boy Who Smiled". The latter two stories mentioned are significant in that they address issues of racism amid a cowboy style setting, making it less didactic than any sermon.While I never cared much for Leonard's modern crime writing I find his western tales to be totally tall and badass in the saddle.

Lesle

July 25, 2017

This is his short stories that he provided to a magazine to make a little bit of money.I read 3:10 to Yuma as I have enjoyed the movie. The Books ending is not the same at all.

Marica

March 16, 2021

Calore, polvere, cespugli spinosiMi sono trovata nel Far West perchè avevo voglia di evasione ed è stata una lettura ottima, superiore alle aspettative. Ogni racconto è costruito con cura, dal punto di vista della verosimiglianza della storia e dei caratteri dei personaggi, che sono spesso molto ben caratterizzati dal punto di vista psicologico. Hollywood ha tratto vari film famosi da questi racconti, per esempio Quel treno per Yuma.Sono racconti di avventura, quindi ci si aspetta una trama coinvolgente, ma c'è molto di più. Come racconta nella prefazione, l'autore si è documentato adeguatamente e in effetti è piuttosto interessante. Le storie si collocano negli stati USA al confine col Messico, nel periodo in cui i nativi avevano ormai perso la loro guerra di cacciatori-raccoglitori contro i bianchi coltivatori-allevatori. E' una cosa che mi fa sempre molta tristezza anche quando penso all'Europa di diecimila anni fa, in questo caso anche di più, data la sproporzione dei mezzi. I nativi erano in buona parte confinati in riserve sorvegliate, altri gruppi erano rifugiati in zone montuose più facilmente difendibili, dalle quali alcuni uscivano per occasionali razzie. Nel frattempo gli americani organizzavano le compagnie dei trasporti in diligenza, che curavano la qualità delle strade e dei punti di rifornimento. Di tanto in tanto i nativi prendevano qualche bambino o ragazzo, che, se tornava fra i bianchi, aveva i suoi problemi di reinserimento, come la signora del penultimo racconto.In uno dei primi racconti ho sorriso leggendo che nel corpo a corpo fra un cowboy e un indiano, il primo veniva investito dal fetore (sic) del nativo: ho sorriso perchè probabilmente l'indiano sarà rimasto a sua volta tramortito dal fetore del cowboy, perchè non credo che l'igiene, per non parlare della freschezza della biancheria, fosse un interesse primario per la gente del mestiere. Ho apprezzato molto l'apertura e l'arguzia di Leonard, che in vari racconti lascia aperta la domanda su chi fosse più intollerante e barbaro, fra gli indigeni e gli americani: stessa distribuzione statistica, probabilmente. Ho apprezzato particolarmente alcuni racconti in cui erano presenti personaggi femminili che riuscivano a farsi accettare col loro comportamento dignitoso pur partendo da una situazione svantaggiata, cosa che non doveva essere facile: sono racconti molto superiori alla letteratura di genere.

Randy

June 11, 2013

In the introduction, Elmore Leonard states that when he decided he wanted to be a writer, after college, he chose a genre he could learn to write while getting paid. Since he liked westerns, that's what he chose to start.Of course it wasn't that easy.His first effort was rejected and he decided a little research might be handy. His aim was for the higher paying magazines, Saturday Evening Post and Colliers. There were also a half dozen pulp magazines still in existence. There his early success was found.Leonard expressed a liking for the American southwest and the Apache, not caring much for the high plains tribes. His first half dozen or so tales mixed the Apache with Union soldiers, various situations which turned a number of stereotypes on their ears. One, the green officer fresh out of West Point sure if he went by the rules, he could defeat those "savages." They are there to be sure, but a bit smarter in most cases.Thirty stories in the collection, all but a few written and published in the early to mid-fifties. The last few spread out from the sixties to the nineties. 3:10 TO YUMA is here(made into two excellent movies with only minor changes to the story), The Captives(made into the film THE TALL T), and Only Good Ones which he later expanded into the novel Valdez is Coming!(made into the film starring Burt Lancaster).Most early in his writing career, one can see the developing style and his way of putting the reader square into the story: the sweltering heat of the southwest desert country, the prejudices, and the valiant people of all stripe.A most excellent collection.

Luana

May 18, 2015

It took me way too long, but after this and Leonard's debut novel "The Bounty Hunters", I think you can count me as an unabashed fan. I remember reading this while waiting for my car to get fixed, with other people present in the waiting room, and I had to actively suppress saying out loud "Dat's cool!" when something cool happened.Now, this almost visceral reaction happened about three pages into a story. Let it be a testament to the efficiency of Leonard's writing that I had, in three pages or less, gotten such an affinity for the characters and situation presented that I had to bite my tongue not to embarrass myself in public.Leonard is no Tolkien (thankfully), but, for a writer who appreciates terseness and getting to the point, he was also surprisingly good at sketching landscapes, an inescapable factor in a good western story. After the first few shorts, I was thoroughly ingrained in the Arizona pecos and mountain ranges.Another surprisingly positive thing -- especially for shorts mostly published in the 50s -- is how damn progressive Leonard was when it came to race and gender. A few days ago, I dubbed him the anti-Whedon: everything's funny, but nothing's trying to be.

Chrysten

December 13, 2017

5.0⭐ "Judge and jury wrapped into one hard-bitten, weathered face. His mind is the law, and he can be as calm as he pleases, knowing his way is the only way." ** Contains Spoilers** On this, the eleventh installment (12th and final episode) of Sticher podcast's LeVar Burton Reads , we're gifted with "No Man's Guns" by Elmore Leonard. I know I put this one off for a while, but the truth is, I've been busy, sick, and putting off the inevitable end to this season because I love the podcast so much. This story is the bee's knees. Like LeVar, I have a natural affinity for good westerns. Westerns put characters in a land with different rules, but strict moral code, and a lot of adversary. Leonard's story is choice. Short fiction this good is like going into a fast food place, ordering chicken, and finding that it tastes like it was cooked from scratch, savory and fulfilling. I love this story so much because the characters just are who they are—not all good, not all bad. They all seem to be wrestling with something. Mitchell is dealing with his past, maybe a little war PTSD, and how his choices are affecting his future. Hyatt is dealing with this random Johnny who just cruises up innocently into his crime scene, and later, his revenge. And Claire is dealing with the fact that she's in a place and position she wants nothing to do with. God love Claire, she isn't in any of these circumstances willingly. And yet, you get the impression that she made these choices of her own free will. Been there, Claire, been there. All these trials must come to a head, and the circumstances are just dragging it out of all of these guys. I happen to think this ending was just right, and after reading some macabre short fiction stories this week, it found me at just the right time. The thing is, I don't think its exactly a practical ending, or a likely one, but the author wrote it as a perfect storm of choice and character. Innocent men with a death sentence always seem to go soberly in stories - I don't think that's likely in real life. But, in Mitchell's case, having gone to war and perhaps pretty emotionally exhausted by that, he asks Claire to get word to his father, and then legitimately makes peace with it. Vindictive men always seem to do the right thing at the last minute in stories - I don't think that's likely in real life. But, in Hyatt's case, I think he was always testing Mitchell's nerves and ego, and when he couldn't get a look at his colors, he figured they were at least colors worth preserving. I wish Leonard had dug into Hyatt a little more, I would have liked to have seen just a little more than that last minute change of heart.What heart was in him to change? The truth is, this was so wholesome and likable a tale, I would have gladly followed this cast into a full length novel. Maybe I need to read more Leonard, eh? Great sound bites for this one. I know they were simple, but that's all that was called for. LeVar, not just through his talk and language, but through the stories themselves has made it clear that adults are his target audience. How lucky we are that LeVar has a musical soul and adds a touch of whimsy with the sound bites. They were so pleasant in "The Lighthouse Keeper" and in "No Man's Guns", the sounds of pattering hooves and crackling fires pulled me straight into the desert scape of the West. I am sad to see this audiobook podcast take a break, but we wont be waiting long. LeVar Burton Reads is coming back January 16th, 2018. And, there is one last gift from the opening season - a bonus episode! Catch my review for that, coming soon.

Alex

March 08, 2019

VOTO:: 4,5Bellissima raccolta di racconti, imprescindibile per tutti coloro che amano questo genere di letteratura: qui si può trovare davvero tutto ciò che gravita attorno all'epopea western, dai classici scontri tra cavalleggeri ed indiani a situazioni più insolite, che risultano comunque perfettamente inquadrate nel mondo in cui sono ambientate.A prescindere dal coinvolgimento del lettore nei confronti dei singoli racconti, i quali risultano comunque abbastanza diversi e ben miscelati tra loro, è esemplare la capacità di Leonard di descrivere l'ambientazione selvaggiamente bella e, allo stesso tempo, desolante e spietata nella quale sono immersi i racconti: difficilmente si superano i confini dell'Arizona e del New Mexico.Tra i racconti che più ho apprezzato, cito: Otto giorni da WillcoxI diavoli rossiQuel treno per YumaIl baroStazione di cambioI tre banditiDietro le sbarreL'uomo sbagliatoIl giorno più lungoNagualLa donna apacheIl ritorno dell'eroe

Skjam!

January 28, 2018

Elmore John Leonard Jr. (1925-2013) started his career as a professional writer by producing short Western stories for the pulp magazines. According to the introduction, Mr. Leonard’s first attempt was not very good and was rejected, whereupon he decided that next time he would do his research first. He focused on the Arizona Territory, because that part of the country had a strong draw for him, and he liked the Apaches best of the various tribes of Native Americans.This volume presents the bulk of the stories in order of publication, rather than when they were written. Thus it begins with Elmore Leonard’s first published work, “Trail of the Apache.” Indian agent Travisin does his best to keep his Apache charges peaceful and moderately satisfied. He keeps his wits sharp through a bet with his lead scout Gatito that if the other man can ever touch his knife to Travisin’s back, he will win a bottle of whiskey. For the last two years, Gatito has not had alcohol.The trouble arrives with Travisin’s new trainee, Lieutenant De Both. De Both himself is a decent enough fellow, though green in the ways of the West. But he’s escorting a band of Apache from another reservation, led by the renegade Pillo. The Army, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that Pillo and his rowdy comrades should be separated from their wives and families on Travisin’s reservation to calm them down.To no one’s surprise, Pillo and his men are soon off the reservation with Gatito, and looking to gather other renegades to restart the Indian Wars. It’s up to Travisin, De Bolt, and the tracker known as Fry to stop them.By the end of the 1950s, the pulp magazines had died, and the market for short Westerns had dried up. Mr. Leonard switched to primarily doing crime stories (You may remember Get Shorty.) But every so often, a Western collection would ask him to contribute, so there’s not quite a handful of such late stories. The last one published was “Hurrah for Captain Early!” which takes place in a small Arizona town which is having a return celebration for its hometown hero of the recent Spanish-American War.The main character is Bo Catlett, a cavalryman who also served in the war. But since Mr. Catlett is black, there are those who don’t believe that he’s a veteran. In fact, they don’t believe that Mr. Catlett should be in town at all. And possibly not breathing. But Sergeant Major Bo Catlett has something to return to Captain Early, and maybe it would be okay if there was a little blood of an ignorant fool on it.Like the other late-period stories, this one contains strong language that wasn’t allowed in the magazines, as well as the period racism. Taking place in the twilight of the Old West, it’s a suitable and somewhat cynical endpiece.Of special interest to movie fans are the stories “Three-Ten to Yuma” and “The Captives” (which became The Tall T.) Both were considerably expanded from their original short format. In the former tale, a deputy marshal tries to get his prisoner aboard the title train with them both still alive despite their respective enemies. In the latter, a rancher who’s lost his horse hitches a ride aboard a stagecoach–which is promptly captured by outlaws, and he must use his wits to keep himself and at least one other passenger alive. Both are exciting and suspenseful.Mr. Leonard was no stranger to dark humor, the best example of this in the current volume being “Cavalry Boots” in which a cowardly deserter becomes honored as the hero of a battle. Mostly because he’s not around to dispute it, but partially because he accidentally did save the day.This edition has an extra story at the end, “The Treasure of Mungo’s Landing”, which wasn’t in the first edition because it couldn’t be proved it existed. Tracking down clues, it was discovered to have been printed under the wrong author’s name (Leonard Elmore) and in a different magazine than believed. The story itself is a nice tale of a man who discovers a robbery is about to be committed, and stops it only to be accused of the crime himself. The bad guy would have gotten away if he hadn’t let his greed and gloating get away with his common sense.It’s thirty-one fine stories in all, ranging from talented newcomer quality to very good. There’s period depiction of Native Americans (not usually entirely negative) and some period sexism (plus a couple of attempted rapes.)Recommended for Western fans, Elmore Leonard fans and fans of the TV series Justified, which was based on Mr. Leonard’s work.

Warren

March 25, 2018

The Complete Western Stories gathers together thirty Elmore Leonard short yet impressive stories. Even the early stories in this collection show a remarkable gripping narrative and an authentic level of detail. There are weary rangers, ruthless Apaches, scout riders, military cavalry, bank robbers, gold seekers, cattle barons and scheming cowboys all mixed into the dust and blazing heat of the prairies. These are truly gripping stories with action and drama where tough loners with honourable moral codes make solemn decisions about life and death in the blazing heat of day and the freezing chill of night where any sound could be danger or destiny. This collection includes the truly electrifying 3.10 to Yuma – a lean and word-perfect piece that shows the sheer power of author Elmore Leonard within a classic short story format. Each story has its own individual merit and worth. Some even go beyond the Western genre such as The Man with the Iron Arm and delve into deeper subjects such as sexism and racism, making for truly fascinating reading. This collection also features the origin stories of later full-length novels and films such as The Tall T and Valdez is Coming. To summarise The Complete Western Stories is a great book to dip into and out of and is essential reading for any western genre fan or anyone curious what Elmore Leonard did before he mastered the crime genre. This short story collection shows another equally fascinating side of the great and much missed author.

SeriouslyJerome

August 23, 2012

I kept seeing Elmore Leonard's name on movies or TV shows that I liked. I had a vague notion that he wrote crime novels, so why would his name be on "Justified" or "3:10 to Yuma" or "Hombre"? Well, everyone starts somewhere, & the western genre was where Leonard started - waaaaaaay back in the 1950's ;) I enjoyed reading the progression of his writing style & skill. By the end of the collection, his focus was more on the story than the description of the scene. And I appreciate his research into his subject area. My Arizona friends might like this collection. The title suggests that this an exhaustive collection of his western stories, but it is only a collection of his short stories. I was disappointed to find Hombre missing, as well as others. I guess those are full length novels. Time to see if the library has them...

Carl

May 26, 2014

The Complete Western Short Stories of Elmore Leonard completes for the time being. my compulsion with Elmore Leonard's work, which was always there, but which turned into nearly an addiction following his death . From modern Detroit and Miami to frontier Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico, the Leonard's career traversed more time and space than perhaps any other American writer.My answer to my tendency to pick a favorite from this group is "The Nagual." I'd give the award to "Tonto Woman," but I already picked it from When the Women Come Out To Dance, so it was declared ineligible. Besides, "Nagual" has a paranormal element to it that seldom appears in L's work, so I hereby hand over the statuette.We're righteously lucky to have had this man in our midst.

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