A Man Called Louis L'Amour
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- čas přidán 1. 01. 2014
- In this exciting short film you'll sit across the desk from Louis and hear him tell how he came to write Westerns. He'll regale you with tales of his early boxing days and share with you his love of the wilderness! Never before seen, A Man Called Louis is now an exciting part of LouisLAmour.com!
I just love background music. It's so wonderful when it stops and one can listen to the talking again
I ended up in jail years back and found "last of the breed" novel. Since then I worked as a cattle hand, mineral surveyor and a carpenter restoring ghost towns. Read many more of his wonderful tales and have a decent collection. Living in an off grid cabin with lots of time to read. Simply the best when it comes to storytelling. Thanks Louis!
When my brother-in-law died, his wife gave me his nearly complete leather bound Louis L'Amour collection, knowing that I was a big fan. I have completed the collection and have it in alphabetical order in a bookcase in my living room. I always have one of his books on my nightstand, typically reading a couple of chapters before I go to sleep, and often times reading again in the middle of the night when I'm having trouble sleeping. Each time I start a new book, again, it's as if I'm getting back together with an old friend.
Your routine and mine are the same, including waking up and reading some more of L’amour. I have read all and most twice over the last 40 years.
I’m a big fan as well
Fun to hear him talk of times gone by. I'm 69 in a couple weeks, live on an off grid homestead. I live on the edge of the forever. There are no towns west of me for a couple hundred miles. There is a village about 20mi. away and a small city about 100 miles east. A large part of the reason I chose this life was from reading this mans books. Would not trade this life for anything. I owe a debt of gratitude to that man. Thank you sir, for all the encouragement you gave a young man to follow his dreams. Here I am living them.
That is truly inspiring sir
what is most difficult about your lifestyle?
@@garrett9028 That's easy, government regulations. They just seem to want to get involved in everything. I do believe it will get worse. On the other hand, that causes me to dig into my imagination, and find work a rounds. Remember, to a pioneer, a full belly, and a dry sleep, made for a good day.
I have read a lot of his books. The best writer. You actually live his stories!
His book 'Last of the Breed' would make an utterly fantastic movie as his other books have done if done true to the novel. He was a true American literary genius.
Rick Perry love that book, my favorite of his. it would make a fabulous movie.
I just finished listening to the audiobook of the Last of of the Breed. Books today just can't compare.
And let's not forget the Sacketts
stargazer7426 The Sacketts are great !
@@stargazer7426 The Sackett men are every woman's dream and I'm so fortunate I'm married to someone in close resemblance to William Tell Sackett 😊
My Fav Author of all time. Read all the Westerns and some of the others too
Just discovered his books after my father lent me one a few months ago. I now own about 50 of his books & have read 31. The way he describes the characters in such detail is fantastic, and also the country. Bless you Mr L'amour.
This man has helped me through some dark days in prison. His legendary books got me into reading. Haven't read a book til I was 19 and found one of his westerns.
I only made it to county jail . I learned alot reading there.
I only made it to county jail . I learned alot reading there.
Louis L'Amour. Eighty seven great novels, plus he will kick your ass.
I've loved his books since I was a kid. I'm now 60!! Great writer! My favorite, and I've read a lot of westerns. I've also watched lots of his movies. Very nice to see this!!
All of his books portray a character’s voice that echoes within all of humanity from villain to saint.
Absolutely perfect description.
The Walking Drum was my favorite!
He was 1 of my great grandfather’s on my mother’s side favorite authors
The first time I was introduced to Louis L'Amour was when I watched my very first John Wayne film - Hondo and that happened this past year. I am not a major fan of westerns as that just wasn't my thing, but Louis L'Amour's very soft spoken style of prose was enough to hook me. While he is a beloved storyteller, part of me wishes that he was more accepted for other genres (historical fiction like The Walking Drum or science fiction like Haunted Mesa) and not just Westerns. Still, for him to get me to like Westerns says a lot about his style of writing. My only regret is that I didnt get into him sooner.
I read a lot of his books from when I was in and out of jail from 18-25. They were great and gave me a lot of joy in the pits of hell.
The sackets are a great bunch of books I would recommend to anyone
Just watched Pt.#1 & 2 the other night on my computer. Sam Elliott and Tom Selleck do a good job of bring that family to life.
@@jim9337Love both of them!
excellent student this Louis L'Amour man...an even greater teacher/mentor he became over time...we all are in his debt form sharing
Amazing man. Amazing mind. RIP Louis.
The man is a national treasure. His research provides a source of a time and places that might of been forgotten forever. I enjoy history therefore I am in his debt.
He one of are Great 👍 👌 men we have in are country.
I would get so immersed in his books that I could feel the heat of the day, see a jack rabbit running in the distance, and when a cowboy had to shoot his horse and had to walk for help. LL would say his thirst was so great his tongue touched his cracked lips and I found myself doing the same thing. I would smile at myself thinking how does this man do that? A true genius of the written word.
I have over 100 of his book he is my favorite Author Sackett stories are the best and William Johnston's maintain man books are a close second.
One of the best always made me feel like I was right there in the story
The best writer of westerns ever, he left a great legacy.
What a nice share - priceless footage.
My best friend in college was a Navajo woman from Monument Valley. Louis L'Amour was her favorite author; she had a whole bookshelf full of his novels.
I have a complete hardcover selection of his books which I read again and again about every five years. ♥️
That's awesome
My favorite writer of all!!
This is golden a real cowboy and western writer who lived in the west damn awesome wish you was still alive and writing
I have shed tears upon hearing of the death of 2 men , Louis being the first and Pastor Arnold Murray the 2nd… both times the tears were for me!
Louis L'Amour was THE best writer that ever drew breath . I could follow his geographical path using a Rand McNally road atlas in any story here wrote. That's how accurate this man was. Dang I miss him ! His Sackett series are my favorite. But the man was a story telling machine. No disrespect meant with the machine comparison. It's just that he was a natural at writing. I'm so thankful I stumbled upon his channel. Thank you Mr. L'Amour for hour after hour of pleasurable reading.
Louis L'amour, the GOAT
Genius. Pure genius.
Louis L'amour was a great writer. His noels and stories have a natural realistic flow and the action really makes him fun to read. Thanks to his wife and children for keeping his legacy alive today!
Thanks for posting.
Thank you, thank you SO MUCH for this!!
I used to love listening to the old timers tell their stories too. Not many of those guys left.
This was a great video. I cannot begin to say how many of his books I've read.
I grew up on Louis L'Amour and attribute a lot of my virtues and character to the influence his work had upon me as a child, adolescent and young man. Now 50 + years on I'm reconnecting with his work here on CZcams by listening to audio books 📚 of his work.
I read his no els exclusively during tech school….nothing better than a new novel, root beer and quiet..got me through…thank you, sir
had this collection by age 16, I grew up on these stories now my children listen to his audios
Louis L'Amour is without a doubt the best western writer that has ever been. And his Sackets books were the best of his writings. I only wish that someday there will be a writer that can produce books or recordings that are close to the scale of Louis. I have never read any other author that has the ability to entrance the reader in such a way as Louis did in all his books and writings.
I agree 100% but also love William Johnstones maintain man series another great Author check him out you can pick them up in used book stores for a couple of bucks I have about 50 now and reread them and Louis Lamour
Great to listen to the author himself, I am sitting in the French pre-Alpes (Drôme Provencale) with thousand of acres around me of nature looking at the mountains. It could be a perfect set for one of Louis l'Amour novel. Thanks to Louis for inspiring us all.
An amazing writer! I've been reading/listening to his books ever since i was a child.
Great books. Over the years I recommended him to many western readers.
Love this video
I enjoyed the insight... I have always enjoyed his work so it is even more enjoyable to know that he enjoyed it too.
One of my favorite authors.
He man lived a man's life
Thank you for this, it is very inspiring.
Dec. 2017----Strange how some things turn out. Happened to find a copy of Chancy the other day and just finished reading it at my computer desk and wondered if there were any interviews of the man instead of just his movies or audio books. Thanks for the video, though it was a bit disappointing because basically he said the same thing that's on the back of his books. Would of been interesting to find about his personal life like how did he meet his wife, name their kids. Was always hoping he'd get it together to create 4 Corners, which was to be an authentic reconstruction of a typical western town where the 4 states boundaries meet. From what I remember, he couldn't get the financing. Thanks for the video.
This was such a neat piece! I love L'amour's work and am currently on my 4th Sackett book.
Wonderful story , exciting endeavor
His westerns made him famous, but he wrote many stories from other genre including thrillers and detective stories as good or better than Raymond Chandler. His son Beau Lamour has published several volumes of Louis Lamour (LL) lesser known works in collective stories.
Insightful interview ... "It's tough getting starting writing, because there really is no place to begin."
Fascinating ^_^
I hated reading in high school, Louis L’amours books were the only ones I enjoyed reading. That’s says something.
He was a writer, and a Man.
"Louis Dearborn L'Amour (/ˈluːi ləˈmʊər/; March 22, 1908 - June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short-story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers".[1][2]"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_L%27Amour
Great!
Interesting !
I've been having a discussion on another thread about how many frontier towns required visitors to surrender their guns on entering said towns. Some people are saying there was only one such instance in the whole history of the American west. It's been awhile since I've read L'Amour, but I was fully into him twenty years ago, and I seem to remember that idea as a consistent thread in his books. Am I wrong?
Also, L'Amour's bonafides as a historical researcher are being called into question. Am I wrong in remembering that he was quite concerned with the historical accuracy of his narratives?
His timelines werent always accurate because a character like Chick Bowdrie about whom many stories were written included historical references, events or towns that may not have existed during the ten or fifteen years that Bowdrie's stories were set in. What he was accurate about was landmarks, vegetation, weapons, details that he researched and tried to get correct for the time and place.
I wish he had writen more like THE HAUNTED MESA
Interesting man.
wow
Had trouble hearing Louis talk with all the background music.
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"Corruption never has been compulsory; when the cities lie at the monster's feet there are left the mountains."
"Shine, Perishing Republic" (1939)
What year did Louis record this, does anybody know?
I would guess 1984. Or 1985. After he bought the Colorado ranch in the early 80’s
Chancy could've make a great movie
I wonder if someone could redo this and remove the music?
Hemingway.
GD background music is so loud you can't hear what L'Amour is saying!
I could listen to him talk all day about his life experiences. So why on earth would you play the music,drowning out his voice! I couldn't hear part of his conversation because of the annoying music! You should of played it when nothing was being said! Other than that,I loved the video!
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The music almost ruined this. What was up with that?
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The music ruins the video. It's too loud.
If one is interested in what Mr L'Amour has to say we don't need the annoying music to compete with listening to the man!!!!!
Why the horrible bg?
>> Jeez, turn that horrid, annoying music off!