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LOOKING FOR GOOD BOOKS.

Started by BO CRETY, January 11, 2010

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BO CRETY

Yall tell me some good book to read,your favorite authors etc.fiction or other wise.I like historical fiction.

Hawken50

 [conf] Hey Bo,cant go wrong wit Louis Lamour,best western writer ever was.Some of his books go back to medieval times.Gotta read To the far blue mountains by him.great book.
"GOD made man and Sam Colt made em equal"
Well,you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?

BO CRETY

HE IS THE BEST.I have read every one of Louis Lamours books at least 3 times .Its hard to find other books that even come close to his.That is one of my favorite.Also like Jubel Sackett.

Hawken50

You are correct sir.loved all the sackett stories.ever read the walking drum didnt expect it was going to as good as it was.Hey,my moms folks are from Guntersville Ala,yoe any where close to there??.......ROLL TIDE.
"GOD made man and Sam Colt made em equal"
Well,you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?

BO CRETY

When you said ROLL TIDE I could tell you was a person of high intellect .Couple hours from guntersville.but my neighbor is from there.I live 50 min.from the mecca of football, ALABAMA ,and 45 min from that cow college mississippi state.about 3 miles from the al/ms border.

Hawken50

 [conf] Cooolll Gad ta see Bama make it this year,things aint been the same without Bear.
"GOD made man and Sam Colt made em equal"
Well,you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?

pathfinder

"Wolves Against the Moon" by Julia Altrocchi is one I read @ once a year. Great Old Northwest historical fiction. Also "A Light in the Forest" by Conrad Richter

BO CRETY

Thanks Pathfinder, I will check out Wolves Against the Moon.Done read A Light In The Forest.

bwhoffman

The Barnaby Skye series by Steven Wheeler.

The lewis and clark journals is supreme
Laycock and a host of other "for real" trapper/explorer journals that you will find for free at your library!

Bear Medicine

Anything by Vardis Fisher, both fiction and non-fiction.

Oldnamvet


BO CRETY

Just for a good shootum,chopum and cutum up action book ,i like THE FIRST MOUNTAIN MAN series by WILLIAM  W. JOHNSTONE.

BO CRETY

I found several copys of Lewis and Clarks journels Friday in a used book store.Got one .Also found a book called Lord Grizzley, the story of Hugh Glass.Looks good.