Hondo

I really wasn't thinking of myself as the target audience for a L'amour novel, but a friend of mine kept insisting I had to try this book out and I'm glad I did. The vivid imagery of the Western scenery is probably my favorite thing about the book, because it was so easy to picture it all. It's hard to top this review of the book, so I'm just saying ditto and giving a link...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1630968251?book_show_action=false

If you like that review, chances are you'll love the book!

Hondo by Louis l'Amour revolves around a soldier set in the 1870s who must come to terms with his place in the dusty, violent, and sun-soaked Wild West.

If your idea of a good time involves spurs, bar-brawls, high-noon fights, Apache politics, and taming bucking mustangs, this book is for you.

But wait! It's not just a testosterone-filled Stetson tipping, six-gun flinging tumble on the frontier. It has a genuine love-at-first-sight sideline. Hondo stumbles across a prairie owner named Angie. Can a young widow and her son warm the heart of the stoic, half white man, half Apache?

It's a rootin' tootin' good time!

You're probably wondering if Hon-do or Hon-don't stay with Angie and Johnny. Well, not at first; she might be married and waiting for her husband to return. Plus, he has some unfinished business to attend to.

So, while Hondo is away, the Apaches want to set up an arranged marriage or pairing because they believe Johnny should not grow up without the requisite “man” skills. I.e. Horse taming, fighting, scalping, etc.  

Will Hondo find out what happened to Angie's husband? Will Hondo return to help Angie? Will the battle for land be resolved?

Thoughts: Howdy! If you made it this far, welcome, friend.