The Empty Land: A Novel

by Louis L'Amour

Book Overview

As part of the Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials For thousands of years the lonely canyon knew only wind and rain, wild animals, and an occasional... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553253069
• Release Date: May 1985
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.6" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

The second best western novel ever written

Matt Coburn is a tough man on the side of the law, to some, he is a hero and to others he is just a killer on the right side of the killing equation. When a small group of men discover gold, the boomtown of Confusion is born with all the attractions of a rough town. The toughest of criminal elements moves in and when the appointed town marshal is killed and it appears that lawlessness will win out, the hero in Matt is too strong for him to resist. For he knows that if he does not step in and kill the worst of the lot, the town will be destroyed and he simply will not stand back and allow that to happen. This is one of the best written of L'Amour's westerns, he goes to great lengths to explain the situation as well as the mentality of the principal characters. There are climactic action scenes and the stage has been set in meticulous detail so that the speed of completion is preferred rather than lamented. In my opinion, this is the second best western novel ever written, trailing only "Shane."

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Some Love Him, Some Hate Him!!

Matt Coburn, the main character of this story, has a reputation as a gunfighter. The bad guys hate him and even some of the good guys hate him. He has been known to clean up towns before and the town of "Confusion" desparately needs his help! He struggles with his desire to leave and avoid gunshed, and his desire to help the town's people. He also struggles between the love of two different ladies. The end is action packed and of course he wins...or does he? You will have to read this one to find out, and I suggest you get it and read it, or face Matt Coburn yourself!!

"I'll clean up the town..."

At first Matt Coburn is reluctant to do just that, to clean up the town of Confusion, Utah, a boom town over-run by the most dangerous men, every kind of gunman, drygulcher, outlaw, tin horn, and murderer. But he knows that no one else is up to the task, most of the town people believe that there must be another way to clean up the town without killings. Laurie Shannon is one of these people, a ranch owner, who is attracted to Matt yet doesn't want him to get involved. But there are others who knows that if the killers in the town aren't killed, more innocent people will be killed. Madge Healy is one of these people, who is being hunted down by Willard & Kingsbury who want her claims and would even have a woman killed to have it. Matt must make up his mind whether to forget about the whole matter and just leave, or to make Confusion into a good town."The Empty Land" is a great book. Where as most of Louis L'Amour's books it was easy to guess which girl the main character was going to get, but I couldn't figure out if Matt was going to love Laurie or Madge. But you'll have to read the book yourself to find out. I also love the book how it explains like most of L'Amour's book that the main character is always at the same time doesn't want to kill anyone, he always knows when it is necessary to stop the bad guys.For those people who want to start reading Louis L'Amour books, I suggest you read the Sackett series which I think are the best of Louis L'Amour, besides also "Crossfire Trail", one of my favorites!

Tame a wild west town with Matt Coburn

Action packed book depicting the taming of a murderous wild west mining town by a gunfighter. Two conniving financiers who try to swindle a former child actress of her inheritance and the woman's efforts to outwit them, add to the plot. In the relationship between Matt Coburn and a ranch girl who wants to marry him, there's an attempt to explore the psychology of a gunfighter when he tries to reconcile his way of life with the normal world.All in all, a memorable western!