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Two men. One woman. A land that demanded courage—or death... He was a man etched by the desert's howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and ways of staying alive. She was a woman raising a young son on her own on a remote Arizona ranch. And between Hondo... read more
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Characters edit
- Hondo Lane: The protagonist. An Army dispatch rider in the Arizona desert around 1875. The book describes him as: "A big man,wide-shouldered, with a lean, hard-boned face of the desert rider. There is no softness in him. His toughness is ingrained and deep, without cruelty, yet quick, hard and dangerous."
- Angie Lowe: Add a description of this character.
- Ed Lowe
- Johnny Lowe
- Vittorio
First Sentence edit
HE ROLLED THE cigarette in his lips, liking the taste of the tobacco, squinting his eyes against the sun glare.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Louis L'Amour (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 178
Publisher: Bantam
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 178
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3523.A446 H6
- Dewey: 813.52
Subjects edit
Movie Connections edit
- Hondo (1953) (IMDb): Starring John Wayne
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