- Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Fiction (Aug 15 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061449350
- ISBN-13: 978-0061449352
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 1.3 cm
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“Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.” (USA Today )
“Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller.” (Los Angeles Times ) --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.
“Even the earliest of his western yarns show Leonard to be a master storyteller.” (Los Angeles Times ) --This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.
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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-bestselling 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.
--This text refers to an alternate Mass Market Paperback edition.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
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More Western Action from Elmore Leonard!, May 14 2007
By Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Three-Ten To Yuma And Other Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the third collection of Leonard short stories to be culled from his hardcover COMPLETE WESTERN STORIES OF ELMORE LEONARD. The seven stories in this book were published between 1952 to 1956.
To be frank, other reviewers have been more fulsome in their praise of Leonard's western stories. I think his stories are good, sometimes very good but rarely what I would term excellent. They are too short, too lacking in grit to win me over completely.
Having said that, the stories in this collection are nicely done, workmanlike tales of a cowardly cavalryman who winds up winning a Medal of Honor, a hardscrabble farm couple who, working together, triumph over desperados, a search for a Lost Dutchman mine and so on. The longest story - 'The Captives' - is the best in the bunch. Leonard has space to fill out the characters and details, which make for a well-told story.
I bought the book because it contains the story 'Three-Ten to Yuma,' one of my favorite western movies. I wanted to see how the source material compared to the movie. In this case the movie was better since the screenwriter supplied a nice twist at movie's end that elevated the story from a routine oater to something else.
In any case, whether you are a confirmed Leonard fan or not, you will enjoy the tales in this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Some Great Little Stories, Aug 23 2008
By Peggy Stone - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Three-Ten To Yuma And Other Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
I bought this for "3:10 to Yuma," after seeing the most recent version of the film and then the Glenn Ford version (which is now my favorite), and it was interesting to see what a simple story inspired both films, and how the tale grew in the telling (the short story begins at the hotel!). But I ended up enjoying most of these short Western gems and appreciating how well Leonard crafts his tales with grit and humor and the pure desire to entertain.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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For those who enjoy western fun, July 29 2010
By Tommy Walters - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Three-Ten To Yuma And Other Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
I like the short story format. These short stories are no exception (if you enjoy westerns). A few of these are far better than others, but the book is good on a whole. Surprisingly, one of the weaker stories (but still good) is the title story. The best story in the collection of seven, is the story called "The Captives." This is more than a short story, but less than a novella. It gives the writer a chance to develop some characters and gives more time for the story to evolve. I really ate this story up. I plan on moving onto a full length western novel by Leonard. You may know this name from the GET SHORTY story or movie.
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