Bowdrie

by Louis L'Amour

1990

Status

Available

Publication

Bantam Books (1990)

Description

Fiction. Western. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML: It was a name that caused the most hardened gunmen to break out in a cold sweat. Chick Bowdrie. He could have ridden the outlaw trail, but the Texas Rangers recruited him because they didn't want to have to fight against him. Pursuing the most wanted men in the Southwest he knew all too well the dusty trails, the bitter cattle feuds, the desperate killers and the quiet, weather-beaten, wind-blasted towns that could explode into actions with the wrong word. He had sworn to carry out the law, but there were times when he had to apply justice with his fists and his guns. They called in the Rangers to handle the tough ones and there was never a Ranger tougher or smarter than Bowdrie. From the Paperback edition..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Whiskey3pa

Terrific set of stories set around the titular character, Chick Bowdrie. L’Amour filled two books with Bowdrie and gave him an interesting and varied case load as a Texas Ranger. A master of the genre.

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LibraryThing member MerryMary

Short stories that all star Chick Bowdrie - a mysterious man who wanders the west for the Texas Rangers, in pursuit of justice. A strong character astride a cross-grained hammerheaded roan. Tightly written, entertaining.

LibraryThing member antiquary

As said in reviewing Hills of Homicide, I actually like L'Amour better as a writer of mysteries than a writer of westerns, and I like the Bowdrie stories because they combine those genres. I also prefer mystery short stories to novels, so that is another point in their favor. L'Amour does rather

buy into the favorable myth of the Texas Rangers, whom some modern historians see as more racist (especially anti-Mexican) etc. But for fiction this is more pleasant than the reality might have been.

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LibraryThing member HeidiAngell

Not as good, in my opinion, as the Sackett Series. Still enjoyed it enough to read it over and over and over. Reminds me of my youth watching Westerns with my dad!!

LibraryThing member fuzzi

I thoroughly enjoyed a reread of this short story collection about a young Texas Ranger. I especially liked how the main character uses his smarts to uncover the truth of each investigation and doesn't just shoot/punch his way through. Recommended.

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