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Down the Long Hills by Louis L’Amour
Genre: Classics, Adventure, Survival, Action, Historical Fiction, Westerns
Length: 178 pages
Lterary Awards: Spur Award for Best Novel (1968)
First Published Year: 1968
Language: English
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Publisher’s Description Summary
After a tragic attack, only two kids, seven-year-old Hardy Collins and three-year-old Betty Sue Powell, were left from a wagon train.
Hardy, armed with just a knife, a horse, and his dad’s survival tips, had to figure out how to stay alive on the vast prairie.
He got creative, making shelters, finding water, and gathering food. But as he worked hard to keep them safe, Hardy realized he had to do even more than what his dad taught him.
He kept pushing forward, refusing to quit, even when a terrible snowstorm and hungry wolves made him face super tough choices, way too big for someone his age.
Quote from Down the Long Hills by Louis L’Amour
Hardy had learned in a hard school, where the tests are given by savage Indians, by bitter cold, by hunger. These were tests where the result was not just a bad mark if one failed. The result was a starved or frozen body somewhere, forgotten in the wilderness.
About Louis L’Amour
From the plains of North Dakota to the pages of his iconic novels, Louis L’Amour’s journey was marked by an unwavering spirit of adventure and storytelling.
His early life, filled with tales of the Old West and historical adventures, set the stage for his diverse experiences as a laborer, traveler, and eventually, a popular author.
L’Amour’s resilience in the face of publishing challenges led to a prolific output that has secured his place as a luminary of Western fiction, captivating readers with his vivid portrayals of frontier life.
