The first fast draw cover

The first fast draw

by Louis L'Amour

East Texas wasn't much of a home for Cullen Baker. Few liked him, and some even tried to kill him. Yet after three hard years of wandering, he's come back to farm the land that is rightfully his. Only Cullen's in for an unwelcome homecoming: His neighbors have long memories, the Reconstructionist have greedy hearts, and his worst enemy has teamed up with a vicious outlaw. But Cullen isn't about to back down. Instead he's intent on perfecting a new way of gunfighting: the fast draw. And now, with enemies closing in on three sides and threating the woman he loves, he'll have to be faster than lightning - and twice as deadly - just to survive.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?