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Library Story: Louis L’Amour, Alfred Dickey Free Public Library

Updated: Sep 20, 2018



An image of Louis L'Amour standing outside of The Louis L'Amour Trading Post.
Louis Lamour standing ourtside the Louis L'Amour Trading Post.

 

These are quotes from the opening pages of

Education of a Wandering Man, Bantam Books, 1938.


“Education is available to anyone within reach of a library.” Page 2

“All of us had library cards and they were always in use. Reading was as natural to us as breathing.” Page 6

“The first (non-fiction book) was, I believe, a book called The Genius of Solitude, which I found in our Alfred Dickey library in my hometown.” Pages 13-14.

Louis L’Amour was born in Jamestown, ND in 1908. By the time of his death in 1988, he had written 89 novels, a book of poetry, 14 short-story collections and two full length works of non-fiction. There are more than 200 million copies of his books in print. More than 45 of his novels have been adapted for Hollywood and TV.

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