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03424aam a22004218i 4500 001 184E09D247CB11E598A1CBA4DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150821010155 008 150205s2015 mnua 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015004639 020 $a 0760346887 (hardback) 020 $a 9780760346884 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)898164418 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SINLB $d OCLCO $d UOK $d UIB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-usp-- 050 00 $a PS3523.A446 $b Z56 2015 082 00 $a 813/.52 $2 23 084 $a HIS036130 $a HIS036140 $a HIS036130 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Champlin, Tim, $d 1937- 245 14 $a The wild west of Louis L'Amour : $b an illustrated companion to the frontier fiction of an American icon / $c Tim Champlin. 264 1 $a Minneapolis, MN, USA : $b Voyageur Press, $c 2015. 300 $a 176 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 29 cm 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a "Heroes, adventure, history and trouble - discover it all through the eyes and pen of Louis L'Amour.At the time of his death in 1988, all of Louis L'Amour's 100 novels and short-story collections remained in print, a testament to the popularity of a prolific writer best known for his fast-paced tales of the American West. The Wild West of Louis L'Amour is a richly illustrated, sumptuous book commemorating one of America's most beloved and successful authors and the landscapes, characters, and violent times he portrayed. Author Tim Champlin (himself a writer of Western historical fiction) uncovers all of the secrets of L'Amour's themes and characters - geography of the West, lone heroes, gunfighters, mining and ranching, women, Native Americans, food, and transportation. The frontier regions, towns, and events that featured in L'Amour's writing, as well as the real folks on whom his characters were based, come to life through thoroughly researched illustrations. The collection of more than 200 images includes maps, period photos and daguerreotypes, period illustrations, paintings of the regions discussed, modern photography of towns and countryside, and cover art from L'Amour's books and the pulp magazines in which he was published before he became a best-selling author. For the true L'Amour fan, The Wild West of Louis L'Amour is also a complete history of his colorful early life as a cowboy, lumberjack, longshoreman, prizefighter, merchant seaman, and army officer. No L'Amour fan will want to skip this comprehensive, beautiful look at the writer, the man, and the world in which he set his tales"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "A commemoration of themes and characters found in Louis L'Amour's books. Explores geography of the west, lone heroes, gunfighters, mining and ranching, women, Native Americans, food, and transportation as portrayed in L'Amour's books"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a L'Amour, Louis, $d 1908-1988 $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Western stories $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Heroes in literature. 651 0 $a West (U.S.) $x In literature. 941 $a 5 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204081039.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110062954.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006090404.0 952 $l ZVPB675 $d 20160126093055.0 952 $l XHPD657 $d 20151111014701.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=184E09D247CB11E598A1CBA4DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search