Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Louis L'Amour: America's Prolific Western Novelist

Via Sam

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To tell the tale of Louis L'Amour is to tell the tale of a bygone America, one where freedom was much easier to come by, though just as dangerous to defend.

L'Amour documented the world of frontier liberty, with all its perks and pitfalls, in an extensive manner that no one else can boast, penning over 100 Western novels. While his books were fiction, L'Amour knew the cowboy life second hand, growing up at a time when remnants of the Old West frontier were still very much alive in pockets of the country.

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6 comments:

  1. And I have probably read most of those 100. There are also several collections of short stories, some of which were assembled and published by his son, after his death. Tales of the South Pacific is a very good collection. There is also a novel set in old Europe called "The Walking Drum", which is fascinating. I don't have a copy, but have checked it out from the local library several times over the years.

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    1. Thank you and I have never read one because I don't like novels, though from the replies, they must be good. I read Traveller but it is based on actual events.

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  2. Louis did a lot of research for his stories and there is a great deal of historical and geographic accuracy. You really can follow the tale on the ground, if you're good enough, right down to the very waterhole or tinaja, in many cases.

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    1. You really can follow the tale on the ground, if you're good enough, right down to the very waterhole or tinaja, in many cases.

      Amazing.

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  3. I read every single boo - over & over & over
    Reall, they made a difference in my life - I cut my reading teeth on those books
    I had the entire collection at one point in my life
    About 10 years ago, I passed them on to someome else

    Thanks for the memoties

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    1. I passed them on to someome else

      Wonderful and you're welcome.

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