Last of the Breed

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: David Strathairn

Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

“For sheer adventure L’Amour is in top form.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Here is the kind of authentically detailed epic novel that has become Louis L’Amour’s hallmark. It is the compelling story of US Air Force major Joe Mack, a man born out of time. When his experimental aircraft is forced down in Russia and he escapes a Soviet prison camp, he must call upon the ancient skills of his Indian forebears to survive the vast Siberian wilderness.

Only one route lies open to Mack: the path of his ancestors, overland to the Bering Strait and across the sea to America. But in pursuit is a legendary tracker, the Yakut native Alekhin, who knows every square foot of the icy frontier - and who knows that to trap his quarry he must think like a Sioux.

©1986 Louis L'Amour (P)2010 Random House Audio

Entertaining and cleverly educational

Louis L'Amour might have written books with great plots, believable adventures, and created realistic people to keep the reader enthralled but he cleverly educated us all with the same book! In Last of the Breed he so skillfully presented the Native Americans concepts and some social dogma, I was overjoyed. I almost want to shout that this book is required reading for our melting pot of masses! Our hero in the book spouts stats of the Native Americans role in all our wars, something I know is known by very few non Natives. He repeatedly explains that the word Indian is inaccurate and misleading by trying to lump over five hundred individual tribes into one classification. The author provides a book full of these educational nuggets intertwined with an absorbing adventure. It's a win win for all listeners!

First time with LAmour!

I started feasting the hardcover on vacation. It was in the ol family cabin. Then, I switched to the audio. Even better!
Loved the story. I felt the character was honest.

Top Notch

One of my favorite reads as an early teen. Recently ordered on Audible and listened to on a series of long flights. Louis L'amour at his best indeed. The story is full of bravery, undaunted courage and superb character development. Having travelled some of the areas in Russia where this story takes place, I must say that the word imagery used to create the settings and scenes in near spot on.
Remembering back to my first read of this Novel I must say this should be a mandatory read for every teenage boy and young man.

Great story

great story well worth the read. a great adventure . the challenges were enough to believe and well developed

Edge of your seat writing.

I could not hardly leave this exciting book. The writing is very descriptive, on the edge of your seat listening and nail biting action. Will read again!!! It is long but worth the time, but be sure you have , Time, because it is not a put down book!!

Classic

My first L'Amour novel and most likely not the last, about 30 years overdue for me.

This book would make a great movie!

What a great book. Make it into a movie! It makes me want to go camping.

Loved it

This was a great read and a nice change of scenery for Louise. Wish there a part two, the ending to part one is amazing.

awesome

loved every word of this book. it's been many years since I have read it and it was good to listen to it

It was good ,but

I think that the book was good ,bout I wish he continued the story so we could here the happy ever after.