Smoke from This Altar

by Louis L'Amour

Book Overview

Smoke From This Altar , a book that has become legendary among Louis L'Amour readers, is the very first book L'Amour ever published. It appeared, to great critical praise, for sale only in Oklahoma... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553073494
• ISBN13: 9780553073492
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

a true work of art

I am not one for westerns, but after my father handed me one of his books and said read I was instantly hooked and am now the proud keeper of my grandfather's collection. I originally got this book for my father as a gift. And well, I will be honest as soon he set it down I would pick it up. I have my own copy now, and every time I read it I enjoy it even more. Mr. L'Amour gave us all a true gift with every book he wrote. The knowledge and experience he obtained in his lifetime made for pure genius in his writing. I wish I had the opportunity to thank him when he was with us.

Amazing writer.

What a priviledge to have this mans work in my library. He is such a wonderful writer.

Amazing depth

Most people know L'Amour as a strictly Western writer. However, I have owned this book of poetry for about 6 or 7 years, and it continues to amaze me. The variety of poetical styles is impressive. There are humorous anecdotes in poem form, love poems, and haunting poems of wanderlust. Naturally, there are a lot of poems addressing wanderlust, seeing as it was a driving force in L'Amour's life. This collection is highly worthwhile if you are a L'Amour fan, and even if you are not.

First time poetry lover

I never liked liked poetry until this book. Only Louis could do it!

I'm Impressed

I first bought this collection of poems years ago, because I am a fan of Louis L'Amour (at the time I wasn't so much a fan of poetry). I didn't remember much of it when I picked it up again to reread it, but I am impressed. L'Amour was quite a capable poet. There are many good poems in this collection that you really won't see elsewhere.