{"product_id":"louis-lamours-lost-treasures-volume-1-mysterious-stories-lost-notes-and-unfinished-manuscripts-from-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-novelists-paperback","title":"Louis l'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volume 1: Mysterious Stories, Lost Notes, and Unfinished Manuscripts from One of the World's Most Popular Novelists - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis L'Amour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBeau L'Amour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first of its kind, a unique volume of twenty-one unpublished gems from one of the twentieth century's most popular and prolific writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing his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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Tapestry, \u003c\/i\u003eset 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lost treasures indeed . . . a behind-the scenes look at the unpublished work and unrealized aspirations of an iconic writer of Westerns.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable addition to  L'Amour's] literary legacy.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLouis L'Amour's Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author's more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volumes 1, \u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eNo Traveller Returns, \u003c\/i\u003e faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. These exciting publications will be followed by \u003ci\u003eLouis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur foremost storyteller of the American West, \u003cb\u003eLouis L'Amour \u003c\/b\u003ehas thrilled a nation by chronicling the adventures of the brave men and woman who settled the frontier. There are more than three hundred million copies of his books in print around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBeau L'Amour\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, art director, and editor. He has written and produced several films, including USA Network's \u003ci\u003eThe Diamond of Jeru\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 1988 he has been the manager of the estate of his father, Louis L'Amour.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 6.8 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755862360352,"sku":"9780425284438","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7836c29df9356b08eb516e997faa51ce.webp?v=1780069797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/louis-lamours-lost-treasures-volume-1-mysterious-stories-lost-notes-and-unfinished-manuscripts-from-one-of-the-worlds-most-popular-novelists-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}