When L'Amour wrote about a cave near a trail, it was there. Discover these caves and other natural landmarks that tell you about the land, people and trails which L'Amour brought so vividly to life. Step back into time to visit the lonesome places portrayed in his novels about the New Mexico Territory and from California to Alaska.

"When Louis L'Amour wrote about a cave near a trail . . it was there. Here are the comprehensive books which help you find those caves and tell you about the land, the people and the trails which Louis L'Amour brought so vividly to life. With chapter titles like: "Where are the Lonesome Gods 1835 - 1864," "A Long Trail To Sitka 1817 - 1867," "Callaghen Of The Wild Geese 1867," and "Sackett Makes A Mojave Crossing 1878" author Bert Murphy takes you by the hand and guides you safely through the roughest country, across both time and space to the world as described by Louis L'Amour. Filled with detailed maps and directions, laced with autobiographical anecdotes, personal experiences and historical facts, Bert Murphy weaves a compelling picture of the time and place in which Louis' characters lived and died. Then he brings you back to the present with photographs and geological survey maps detailing the trails and travels of Louis L'Amour's most beloved characters. Step back in time and visit the lonesome places portrayed in Louis L'Amour's novels from California to Alaska."--Amazon.com

He left the West at the age of seventeen, leaving behind a rootless past and a bloody trail of violence. In the East he became one of the wealthiest financiers in America—and one of the most feared and hated. Now, suffering from incurable cancer, he has come back to New Mexico to die alone. But when an all-out range war erupts, Flint chooses to help Nancy Kerrigan, a local rancher. A cold-eyed speculator is setting up the land swindle of a lifetime, and Buckdun, a notorious assassin, is there to back his play. Flint alone can help Nancy save her ranch…with his cash, his connections—and his gun. He still has his legendary will to fight. All he needs is time, and that’s fast running out….

“I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid.” This was the boy’s mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Johannes Verne was soon to be rescued by outlaws, but no one could save him from the lasting memory of his grandfather’s eyes, full of impenetrable hatred. Raised in part by Indians, then befriended by a mysterious woman, Johannes grew up to become a rugged adventurer and an educated man. But even now, strengthened by the love of a golden-haired girl and well on his way to making a fortune in bustling early-day Los Angeles, the past may rise up to threaten his future once more. And this time only the ancient gods of the desert can save him.

His dream was to build magnificent steamboats to ply the rivers of the American frontier. But when Jean Talon began his journey westward, he stumbled upon a deadly conspiracy involving a young woman’s search to find her missing brother, and a ruthless band of renegades. Led by the brazen Baron Torville, this makeshift army of opportunists is plotting a violent takeover of the Louisiana Territory. Jean swears to find a way to stop this daring plan. If he doesn’t, it will not only put an end to all his dreams; it will change the course of history—and destroy the promise of the American frontier.

Melzer offers an impressive new book about famous New Mexico gravesites, usually the only monuments left to honor the human treasures who helped shape state, national, and often international history.