Meeting a great westerns author

FUN WITH MAPS – ISSUE 2021-54 DAILY FEATURE:

By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)

LOVELAND, OH (March 22, 2021) – In Issue 2021-54 of Steve Kovacs Fun with Maps, we celebrate the birth of the writer of many wonderful westerns

Wild West

Not Wild, Wild West.  But close.

Louis L’Amour, the king of Western novels has a birthday today! 

He was born as Louis LaMoore in North Dakota in 1908.

L’Amour wrote 105 pieces of work, comprised mostly of Western novels, but also several Science Fiction novels, and Non-Fiction books.

Did you read any of his books?

Most of his Westerns take place in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, or Colorado.  So, here is a time-period appropriate map of the Utah and New Mexico Territories, which are today’s Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona, from 1855 by Colton.

Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.

Visit his antique map boutique world-on-paper online. Watch for his daily feature Steve Kovacs: Antique Maps & Fun Facts here on Loveland Beacon.