Louis Lamour Book Reviews

Names of towns in the old west could sprout from just about any source.  Most commonly they came from names of people who founded the town.  Other times, however, they borrowed names from different sources.  Native American names, plant names, Bible names, and even completely made up names all became names for towns throughout the west.

Obaro is one of those made up names.  It sounds quite real.  Could it be Spanish?

L’amour offers the explanation that it is named after the O Bar O ranch.  Put it all together and you get the town of Obaro.  This is the sort of lively tidbit of history that makes L’amour’s works unique and interesting.

Considine is another of those wonderful Louis L’amour names.  High Lonesome tells the tale of an outlaw, but when you read the name it doesn’t conjure images of late night bank robberies or cattle rustling.  Rather it speaks of a strong, easy-going person with a clear head.

Considine rolls off the tongue easily.  It is certainly not a name that one hears everyday (unless of course you happen to know a Considine).  Considine carries a whole load of flavor that could not be captured by most other names.

I imagine that when L’amour found Considine somewhere he knew that it would be a fantastic match for a character.  He was right.