Daniel J. Boorstin Collection (Library of Congress)
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
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...
Author
Series
Landmark giant volume 21
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1970]
Language
English
Description
Describes the various groups that contributed to the development of America between Appomattox, 1865, and the moon, 1970.