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Louis L’Amour left formal schooling at fifteen and embarked on a restless journey that saw him work as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, a cattle skinner in Texas, a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and a bare‑knuckled prizefighter in small‑town America. His memoir chronicles these varied experiences and the people he met—Shanghai waterfront toughs, desert prospectors, cowboys—showing how each encounter deepened his love of learning and storytelling. L’Amour’s vivid recollections, including a harrowing two‑day trek across the Mojave, weave authentic frontier drama with humble, true‑life moments, revealing the adventures that eventually became the backdrop for his celebrated western novels.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Louis L'Amour
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