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The Burning Hills
Pleasant surprise. Picked up TBH and read the opening blurb at the front of the book and thought it didn't sound familiar. So, I started reading it a
john555May-07-22 04:04 PM
by NoogaStrong
258599
Oddity in FBtW
Just found something odd when reading Fair Blows the Wind. Page 211 in the LT edition. Tatton is talking to Jacob Binns about investing in shipping.
epeterdOct-05-22 05:47 PM
by john555
644402
Taggart
Finally finished reading Taggart. Good book. One of the few left that I hadn't read yet. I have read Trap of Gold in the past, and it seems like I hav
epeterdJun-20-22 05:43 PM
by Carcosa2004
546607
SAMUEL H. WALKER
Re-reading "The First Fast Draw". LL has Cullen mention Samuel Colt inventing the "first successful repeating pistol". LL puts it that Colt designed
john555Jul-29-22 10:27 PM
by john555
449351
Jamestown Revival
I have had these guys' Fireside with Louis L'Amour on my Spotify feed for some time now. I have just received the CD from Paul at the trading post an
Les Down UnderFeb-01-22 12:17 AM
by Les Down Under
062802
JAMESTOWN ND
A few years back a group of guys and a lady I rode motorcycles with rode out to Jamestown ND. They have quite a bit of information, in a tourist cont
Mike ShafferDec-12-21 09:18 PM
by Mike Shaffer
053927
Hello the fire!
Had to begin again…forgot my sign in stuff. Not much new to report…last I heard TD was not feeling too well, and haven’t seen anything else…good or
Mike ShafferDec-07-21 09:13 PM
by Mike Shaffer
356566
The Haunted Mesa and Albert Einstei
I have a question about a comment made in "THM" by the novel's lead character, Mike Raglan. It's on page 151 of the most recent paperback edition wher
CougarSFC90Jun-20-22 07:30 PM
by Carcosa2004
344640
Thank you Louis, and thank you Beau
This will be a little self-indulgent, but given my recent hospital stint with covid pneumonia. I'm feeling sad, relieved, overwhelmed with nostalgia a
Carcosa2004Dec-02-21 12:44 AM
by blamour
159770
Sky Ring Water...Beau.
So I heard this dropped in the introduction of Lost Treasures Volume 2...and I'm intrigued of course! Beau, can you give us some insight into this n
Carcosa2004May-15-22 11:50 PM
by john555
1671481
Bored
Whenever I get bored, I call the Best Western Hotel phone number. When they answer "Best Western" I say "True Grit with John Wayne" and then I hang up
DocKatyOct-22-21 01:04 AM
by Les Down Under
161608
It's been a helluva ride
I started reading his westerns around 1976 and read them all, and reread many. His work has been such a constant thread through my life that, honestly
milkbanditNov-03-21 08:20 PM
by john555
557981
Louis L'Amour and the movies
Generally, LL has fared almost as poorly as Stephen King in translation to film. In many cases, the nuts and bolts of their stories are there, but wha
Carcosa2004Oct-16-21 05:35 PM
by blamour
962065
Louis' list of books to read
In an article now many years ago about LL, a side box listed the books Louis thought were essential for a person to read to educate himself/herself. (
KentOct-14-21 11:41 PM
by Kent
657793
Tennessee Dave
Where art thou, TD? By the way, this is OtisTom. I had to change my User ID because I couldn’t get website to agree with the password. Easier this way
NoogaStrongDec-22-21 11:49 PM
by NoogaStrong
1060062
Publishing and branding...Beau!
Having bought LL books you going on forever now, I've always been curious about publisher decisions and cover styles, etc over the years. About the l
Carcosa2004Oct-04-21 02:04 PM
by blamour
562367
LL
Reread several LL books in the last couple of weeks. Never gets old. Like an old friend.
NoogaStrongOct-03-21 09:15 PM
by NoogaStrong
357285
Crossfire Trail
Just finished reading this yesterday, then just now finished the movie. I've read it at some point in the past, and I've seen the movie too, but it's
epeterdOct-01-21 06:15 AM
by epeterd
257251
Judge Charles P Moore
My grandfather was a Louis L'Amour fan and Louis put his name in one of his books, but I don't know which one. He is an itinerant judge traveling by w
moore_teOct-07-21 12:19 AM
by Les Down Under
363142
Desert flash flood
I just saw this video on reddit. It's only a shallow ditch, so only dangerous to bugs and lizards probably, but it reminded me of the times that LL me
epeterdAug-15-21 07:41 AM
by epeterd
259469
DRAIN THE OCEAN
The cable channel National Geographic has a series called "Drain the Oceans". They just aired a really good episode about the Wild West. They had a
john555Aug-12-21 05:53 AM
by epeterd
360722
I've lost track of a short story
In the story a character takes papers to the town's lawyer that prove that the man is the rightful owner of the town. The town's hotel and saloon owne
bass1199Jul-29-21 01:50 AM
by Les Down Under
162096
Jamestown Revival Fireside with Lou
I have just finished listening to the Podcast of this duo with Beau. One of the duo made the statement that they imagined their sons being listened to
Les Down UnderJul-30-21 05:03 PM
by blamour
860973
LL and Stephen King...for Beau
In years past I've read Stephen King make a few comments regard LL, always very warm (at least what I've seen). Did your Dad ever meet or correspond
Carcosa2004Jul-24-21 08:24 PM
by blamour
160097
Jon Tuska
I just read western critic Jon Tuska passed away a few years back. I didn't know. Jon seemed pretty dismissive of LL's work in general, but I notice
Carcosa2004Jul-24-21 08:35 PM
by blamour
361063
SITKA...Beau question
Because I'm interested in such things... How did Bantam seem to lose the rights to SITKA for a time, which was published by Signet in the early 2000s
Carcosa2004Jul-19-21 12:44 AM
by blamour
153748
Name the LL novel:
Old Man Merridew lifted a skinny arm and pointed it the way his hawk-beak nose was already pointing. “They’s a-comin’,” he said. “There’s the dus
Arkansas ToothpickJul-20-21 09:52 PM
by Arkansas Toothpick
154367
last of the breed
my question is simple maybe,,, is there a or what is the name of sequel to this book?
scoutmanJul-16-21 02:15 AM
by Les Down Under
454540
Plutarch and LL
Seems LL was an admirer of Plutarch, more than a few times favorably mentioned in his books. In Plutarch’s “Lives” and “Moralia”, one has to be highl
Arkansas ToothpickJul-21-21 01:29 AM
by Les Down Under
455564
OWEN CHANTRY - OVER ON THE DRYSIDE
I always thought this character would have been good for more tales.
john555Aug-12-21 05:51 AM
by epeterd
1671028
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