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The Rustlers of West Fork
Written by Louis L'Amour
Narrated by Robert Petkoff
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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In this first of four classic frontier novels, Louis L'Amour adds his own special brand to the life and adventures of one of America's favorite fictional cowboys, Hopalong Cassidy. In The Rustlers of West Fork, the quick-thinking, fast-shooting cowpuncher heads west to deliver a fortune in bank notes to his old friend, Dick Jordan. When he arrives at the Circle J, he discovers that the rancher and his daughter, Pam, are being held prisoner by a desperate band of outlaws led by the ruthless Avery Sparr and his partner Arnold Soper. Even if Hopalong Cassidy can free Jordan and Pam, he will have to lead them across rough and untamed Apache country, stalked by the outlaws who have vowed to gun him down. But Hopalong is no stranger to trouble, and before his guns or his temper cool, he's determines to round up Sparr and his gang and bring the outlaws to justice ... dead or alive! This classic tale of pursuit and survival is vintage L'Amour and adds new life and luster to the legend of Hopalong Cassidy.
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Reviews for The Rustlers of West Fork
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Despite what Goodreads thinks, this is actually the first book in the series, not the second. On the back of the book even, it says "In this first of four classic fronteir novels, Louis L'Amour adds his own special brand to the life and adventures of one of America's favorite fictional cowboys, Hopalong Cassidy." Also, despite what his son, Beau L'Amour thinks, I actually found this story to be a great read.
Even though Louis L'Amour denied ever writing these books (they were written under the pen name "Tex Burns"), and even though these books were the very first published novels of his career, I thought this first book in the series was absolutely great. Why he wasn't proud of it1, I'll never know, but this was quality story telling.
The book has polish, and knowing how hungry Louis was for a break as a big time story teller, it shows. He created this story with care. The momentum and pacing of the story telling was carefully crafted, so it wasn't rushed in areas and slow in others. Knowing very little about Hopalong Cassidy (it was created, rose to prominence, and practically became extinct before I was even born), I was sort of expecting a comedic 1950s "Woody rides again!"-style western. Instead, what I got was a tough hombre, polite around women, and sarcastic with his friends. I was impressed.
Unfortunately, this book revolves around $15,000 right from the start. Knowing how much L'Amour loves to write about cached gold, I was not excited. However, the money, while a part of the plot, actually isn't central to the story, and actually becomes forgotten about quite quickly. You don't even realize that the conflict has shifted from $15,000 to stolen cattle and double-crossed branding partners.
There were some parts of the book that were a bit too fantastical for a western. While creative, no doubt, they were a bit over the top, to the point of almost carelessness. Such as when Hopalong clears out a saloon single-handedly, and shuts it down, preventing the owner from keeping it in business. Yet, not a shot is fired or a fist thrown. Yet Hopalong gets all their guns in the process. While a fun read, it's hardly believable (yes, it's a fiction, but it should at least be written as a probable experience). There's a couple other events like that, that make you cock your head and think "yeah, right".
However, I'm really looking forward to the rest of the books in the series. I can see Hopalong quickly becoming a favorite character, although I would have liked to read about the limp Hopalong supposedly carries (his publisher wanted Louis to write Hopalong without it (but isn't that what is namesake is all about?)). - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pretty good I liked it I that it us cool