Louis L Amoore Research Paper
Louis Dearborn Lamoore (1908-1988) born in Jamestown North Dakota of French and Irish descent. In the early 1920s his family moved South where he did many odd jobs, such as bale hay, skin cattle, work in saw mills and lumber camps. His travels included visits to all the Western States, England, China, India, Borneo, East Indies to name a few. In the Early 1930s he settled in Choctaw, Oklahoma, took on the name Louis L'amour and began a writing career.
He had some success writing short stories and magazine stories and after World War II he started writing novels. In the 1950s his novels began to sell and Hollywood took noticed. His first novel to be made into a screen play was Hondo starring John Wayne. He eventually wrote
He had some success writing short stories and magazine stories and after World War II he started writing novels. In the 1950s his novels began to sell and Hollywood took noticed. His first novel to be made into a screen play was Hondo starring John Wayne. He eventually wrote