The Undefeated Enemy In Louis L Amour's The Iron Marshal

The Undefeated Enemy Welcome to the Western style book, Louis L’amour’s “The Iron Marshal”. This book is a book meant for readers that love action and adventure series. The book takes place in a small town in Kansas sometime in the 1800s. The book begins in New York where a young boy named Tom Shanaghy, who is an Irish Immigrant. Tom came alone, no friends, family, or money. He was rough and tough one, the kind that knew how to fight. Tom would get hit but, just get right back up as if it was nothing. He knew the meaning of hard work and respect, give him a job he’ll get it done in a heartbeat. Tom Shanaghy got in a hustle with a bunch of other kids as he got off the boat from Ireland. Tom through his fists left and right knocking down each of them. The fight was broken up by a big man named Morrissey; the kids that had fought Tom scrambled to their feet and fled in a heartbeat. Morrissey is a big, burly man; he was six feet but was strongly made. He wore a handlebar mustache and his nose had been broken. His knuckles were scarred with old cuts.
Morrissey took Tom and treated him like he was one of his own. Tom worked and he loved it. He worked for Clancy, Morrissey’s friend, had put him to work in the kitchen sweeping the floors, …show more content…
Several months later, Bob Childers’ son saw Tom. “You! Come here!” A big burly looking man had said to him. Tom knew that he should keep on going but, there was something in the man’s tone that really irritated him. “You want to see me, come where I am.” “You’re one o’ that pack o’ thieves, and I’m going to teach you!” Bob Childers’ son had said. “I’ll teach…” Tom knew what was going to happen. He struck his lest into his chin and his right into his belly. As he did so he took off. Tom had known the place he was in very well, he evaded them easily. The Childers’ gang was now going after Tom. There was one thing Tom knew and that was to get out of town as fast as he