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The Man from Skibbereen

by Louis L’Amour

First published 1973

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Set in the railroad-expansion era of the American West, Irish immigrant Crispin Mayo arrives in a rapidly developing western community and is drawn into a conflict over power, violence and the opportunities created by expanding transport links.

Against the historical background of Railroad Expansion in the American West, L’Amour builds the story around land, work, violence, loyalty and the uncertainty of frontier life. His characters survive by reading landscape and people carefully, and the action is grounded in the practical realities of travel, work, weapons, distance and local authority.

Historical Periods

Railroad Expansion in the American West1865–1900 CE

Genres

Western & Frontier Fiction

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