LOUIS D. L'AMOUR - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/02/1979 - HFSID 156677

LOUIS D. L'AMOUR
The author signed and sent this typed letter regarding his trip to England, Scotland, and Ireland
Typed Letter Signed: "Louis L'Amour". One page. 8½x11. Los Angeles, Dated October 2, 1979. To Hans, discussing his trip to England, Scotland and Ireland and his Scandinavian background. L'Amour mentions that his books have been translated into all the Scandinavian languages and "have always done quite well" and that he will "have a novel out next year, perhaps by the middle of the year, in which most of the action will take place in Canada." The author also must postpone a visit to a town he built in Colorado, Shalako, which was in the early building stages at the time of this letter "Due to much bureaucratic red-tape". Prolific author Louis D. L'Amour (1908-1988), born Louis Dearborn LaMoore in Jamestown, North Dakota, is best known for his Westerns, especially his 40-book saga of the Sackett family. The first of this incredible fiction epic was The Daybreakers (1960). The series eventually encompassed four centuries of the family's history. He also published Hondo in 1953, which was turned into a film starring John Wayne the next year. Wayne has been quoted saying that the novel was his favorite Western. In the 1970s, L'Amour expanded his Sackett series to include the chronicles of the Talon and Chantry families. He signed a 30-year contract with Bantam Books that not only gave him financial independence but also committed him to a discipline of writing three books a year. The author, who was known for his passion for travel and researching his books firsthand, published his first novel Westward the Tide in England in 1953. The book was not published in the U.S. until Bantam Books obtained the rights many years later. L'Amour began his writing career with a book of poetry (1939) before writing short stories for pulp magazines. The author received the National Gold Medal from Congress (1983) and was honored by President Reagan with the Medal of Freedom (1984) for his contributions to American literature. Lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.