American Idol, Part 3:

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Essays from West of 98

Louis L’Amour or Elmer Kelton? Which do you prefer? For fans of the Western novel, it is a debate that has run for decades. Owen Wister invented the modern Western, Zane Grey took it to worldwide popularity, and after World War 2, L’Amour and Kelton became the anchors of the genre. L’Amour’s works have sold over 300 million copies. His 1988 New York Times obituary proclaimed t...

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