The first of its kind, a unique volume of twenty-one unpublished gems
from one of the twentieth century's most popular and prolific
writers
Using his father's handwritten notes, journal entries, and
correspondences, Beau L'Amour uncovers how and why many
never-before-seen manuscripts were written--and speculates about the
ways they might have ended.
These selections celebrate L'Amour's vision and virtuosity, including
the first seven chapters of a powerful novel about the Trail of Tears, a
chilling Western horror story, and a tale of the American Revolution
featuring a character related to L'Amour's well-known Sackett family. At
the other end of the spectrum are classic adventures, such as The
Golden Tapestry, set in 1960s Istanbul, as well as several uniquely
different attempts at what would have been the most profoundly intimate
of all of L'Amour's novels, a saga of reincarnation that stretches from
a time before time, to the period of Alexander the Great, and on to
Warlord-Era China.
Illustrated with rare photographs, this book reveals the L'Amour you
have never known, his personal struggles as a writer, and the contest
between mortality and a literary legacy too big for one life to contain.
"Lost treasures indeed . . . a behind-the scenes look at the
unpublished work and unrealized aspirations of an iconic writer of
Westerns."--Kirkus Reviews
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"A valuable addition to [L'Amour's] literary legacy."--Booklist**
Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of
the author's more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives.
In Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volumes 1, Beau L'Amour takes the
reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished
short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to
publish during his lifetime. L'Amour's never-before-seen first novel,
No Traveller Returns, faithfully completed for this program, is a
voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. These exciting
publications will be followed by Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volume
2.
Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive
Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material,
including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts
tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to
know and cherish.
