Shalako/Catlow
Louis L’Amour is undoubtedly the bestselling frontier novelist of all time. He is the only American-born author in history to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his life's work. He has published ninety novels; twenty-seven short-story collections; two works of nonfiction; a memoir,Education of a Wandering Man; and a volume of poetry,Smoke from This Altar. There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print worldwide.