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Louis L'Amour

Born

in Jamestown, North Dakota, The United States

March 22, 1908

Died

June 10, 1988

Website

http://www.louislamour.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Westerns

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Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work "frontier stories". His most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series. L'Amour also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (The Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), and poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films. His books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death, almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most ...more

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	Last of the Breed 4.28 avg rating — 15,287 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sackett's Land (The Sacketts, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 14,767 ratings — published 1974 — 61 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hondo 4.06 avg rating — 14,807 ratings — published 1953 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Walking Drum 4.24 avg rating — 10,144 ratings — published 1984 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Far Blue Mountains (The Sacketts, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 9,856 ratings — published 1976 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lonesome Gods 4.23 avg rating — 9,565 ratings — published 1983 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sackett (The Sacketts, #8) 4.26 avg rating — 9,114 ratings — published 1961 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jubal Sackett (The Sacketts, #4) 4.25 avg rating — 9,050 ratings — published 1985 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Daybreakers (The Sacketts, #6) 4.27 avg rating — 8,905 ratings — published 1960 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flint 4.25 avg rating — 7,387 ratings — published 1960 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Sacketts (17 books)
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Talon and Chantry (8 books)
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Hopalong Cassidy (4 books)
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Bowdrie (2 books)
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The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour (8 books)
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4.28 avg rating — 4,821 ratings

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“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
― Louis L'Amour

tags: inspirational, writing

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“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.”
― Louis L'Amour, Matagorda/The First Fast Draw: Two Novels in One Volume

tags: books, inspirational, reading

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“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning. ”
― Louis L'Amour

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