Louis L'Amour

Louis was serious about a lot of things but mostly about education and learning. From: THE EDUCATION OF A WANDERING MAN louislamour.com/nonfiction/edu… "Often I hear people say they do not have time to read. That's absolute nonsense. In the one year during which I kept that kind of…

In October of 1975, Louis L'Amour became Bantam Books all-time best selling author overtaking John Steinbeck. With more than 42,000,000 copies in print, Louis was only on his 54th title, less than half-way through his eventual catalog of over 124 books. Louis' works have…

Louis L'Amour had an extensive library but it wasn’t all about the west by any means. He just liked learning. He had everything from “name your baby” books to technical journals from NASA. He did have a huge collection of topographic maps. Many of them from the earliest days…

From BENDIGO SHAFTER louislamour.com/novels/bendigo… Bendigo Begins building . . . When I went up the slope with Bud beside me, I chose the trees with care, choosing not only for size and straightness, but to leave the forest as it was, to give the trees room to grow taller and…

Cowboys & Indians Magazine sat down with Beau L’Amour — writer, producer, and the literary steward of his legendary father, Louis L’Amour. From audio dramas and graphic novels to film adaptations and hopes for future productions, Beau offers a candid look at the joys and…

Louis loved meeting his readers and signing their books. In his journal he writes: "Back from autographing and TV/radio appearances in San Diego. Signed about 800 books, 700 sold, others brought in, previously owned. I will autograph any book I've written at such times." When…

Louis always felt that “A book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think.” Louis's bookshelves were rarely empty and nearly always overflowing with some of his over 15,000 plus volumes. His Library walls were lined with four sets of double bookshelves,…

There are scores of Louis L'Amour titles available as audio books in many formats. With hundreds of hours of listening enjoyment, there is something for everyone. Our Dramatized Audio Books are presented by a large cast of actors accompanied by sound effects and music in a…

Friendships can last a lifetime! Catlow - louislamour.com/novels/catlow_… Ben Cowan, played by Richard Crenna, and Bijah Catlow, played by Yul Brynner had been friends since they were boys. By the time they grew to manhood, Catlow had become an outlaw and Cowan a U.S. marshal. So when…

Kathy, Angelique and Louis L'Amour posing for a family moment in Louis' Library sometime in the mid to late 1970's . Beau was probably behind the camera. #louislamour #fathersday

No matter how busy his schedule, Louis always found time to work out. Sometimes that meant he had to get ... "creative" with the weights with which he worked out. Nothing like combining a little father/son time with exercise. Fun for everyone! #louislamour #fathersdayweekend

Louis L'Amour - "In an unguarded moment I had said that I could write anywhere. . . . this was several years ago . . . and so we took a table, typewriter and borrowed a chair from a bank, and between two tall buildings just where Sunset Strip runs into the old bridle path to…

In the early 1970's Louis was corralled by a photographer for what was intended to be an "Authors Headshot" for the back cover or perhaps the "About the Author" description printed on the dust jacket of a book. Angelique, Louis and the photographer spent the afternoon testing…

📚 Poll Time! How many Louis L'Amour books do you have on your shelves?? (Lets talk paperback and hardcover books for this poll and we'll move on to Audio Books later.) Give us a number in the comments below! (Photo courtesy of Louis L'Amour's "writer's shack," an exhibit…

It is doubtful that any author could be as at home in the world recreated in his novels as Louis Dearborn L'Amour. Not only could he physically fill the boots of the rugged characters he wrote about, but he literally "walked the land my characters walk." His personal experiences…

To walk into the forest is to walk into quietness. The sounds are small sounds, whispering sounds - leaves brushing, branches rubbing against one another, the scurry of a squirrel or a woodmouse. Long ago in Minnesota, not far from where the Mississippi begins at Lake Itasca, I…

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To say that Louis' life was a roller coaster would be an understatement! His early days learning to listen and ask questions carried on to his career telling stories and describing the indescribable for all to see. Perhaps this journal entry will give you a little taste of what…

From Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures Edition of SHALAKO louislamour.com/novels/shalako… Louis hitchhiked through the New Mexico "boot heel" in the 1920's and then again a year or so later while traveling west from Texas after his first trip to sea. He was kicked off a freight train in…

Louis' books reached the world far and wide! Here is a hardcover copy of TO THE FAR BLUE MOUNTAINS in SLOVAK! #louislamour #westerns