Education of a wandering man
(Book - Regular Print)

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Published
New York : Bantam, 1989.
Physical Desc
vii, 232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
PS3523.A446Z464 1989
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Published
New York : Bantam, 1989.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Lexile measure
1150

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-232).
Description
From his decision to leave school at fifteen to roam the world, to his recollections of life as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as a cattle skinner in Texas, as a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and as an itinerant bare-knuckled prizefighter across small-town America, here is Louis L'Amour's memoir of his lifelong love affair with learning--from books, from yondering, and from some remarkable men and women--that shaped him as a storyteller and as a man. Like classic L'Amour fiction, Education of a Wandering Man mixes authentic frontier drama--such as the author's desperate efforts to survive a sudden two-day trek across the blazing Mojave desert--with true-life characters like Shanghai waterfront toughs, desert prospectors, and cowboys whom Louis L'Amour met while traveling the globe. At last, in his own words, this is a story of a one-of-a-kind life lived to the fullest ... a life that inspired the books that will forever enable us to relive our glorious frontier heritage.
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1150L,Lexile

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

L'Amour, L. (1989). Education of a wandering man . Bantam.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988. 1989. Education of a Wandering Man. Bantam.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988. Education of a Wandering Man Bantam, 1989.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

L'Amour, Louis. Education of a Wandering Man Bantam, 1989.

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