LOUIS D. L'AMOUR - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/10/1962 - HFSID 278509

LOUIS D. L'AMOUR
He sent this typed letter to Bill Beatty "Lou" in 1962. In the letter, he writes about finishing his western novel Churupate and about starting two new publications
Typed letter signed"Lou" in blue ink. 1 page, 8¼x10¾. Dated October 10, 1962. Addressed to "Bill". In Full: "Dear Bill: Shows what a lousy correspondent I am! I thought this had been mailed lon [sic] ago, but have been up to my ears in work. Completed and mailed a western novel called CHURUPATEyesterday [sic] (named for an unimportant range of hills or mountains, depending on which you wish to call them, in northwestern Sonora). Now I am starting a new book and putting chap-ters together on the trade and travel book, which is much of a gamble for me, but something in which I am very interested. I have a lot of new material, at least material not generally known, and will have a lot of fun doing this book. However, in the meantime I hope to complete a suspense novel. This one planned and started some time ago, but put aside for more pressing work. Sorry this was delayed. We shall be seeing Edna in a couple of days, barring the unexpected, and are looking forward to it.". Lightly toned and creased. Folded twice and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition. Accompanied by: Original mailing envelope. Addressed to Bill Beatty, Esq., Menlo Park, California. Postmarked Los Angeles, California, Oct. 11, no year. With one 4¢ purple-and-white Abraham Lincoln stamp affixed. Lightly toned and creased. Red and black ink marks and light writing impressions in unknown hand. Light tear on right edge. Neatly torn open at top edge. Otherwise, fine condition. 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. Over the course of L'Amour's career, he wrote 100 novels and over 250 short stories. Two Items.