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My Philosophy

I'm often asked why do you do this with a quizzical expression on their face, such as, why do you do genealogy research, or why do you restore family cemeteries etc. Even though I am not writing historical fiction as Mr. L'Amour, perhaps that will come later, this description of Louis L'Amour's passion for books, maps and research describes my passion for the same and answers why I do this in a much more poetic way than I could put it myself.  I'm here for the adventure as I set upon the trail and discover the stories of our ancestors as it intertwines with my quest for their past.  Some of the amazing information in my discoveries will certainly make novel stories.

"Often, ambitious young men or women write, wanting to work for me or assist me in my research. What they do not understand is that it is a labor of love, and I would relinquish no part of it at any price. I do not need help; I need time. I am jealous of these things. I want to read the books, examine the archives, trace the routes upon maps or charts. As I trace the routes I relive the lives; I walk with the caravans; I handle canvas on the ships; I pull an oar in the galleys. I know the smells of the sea because I have been there, and a thousand years ago they would have been no different. I know how it feels to ride a horse or a camel, and I want to live again with the caravans and the seafarers.

Each book I write is an adventure in itself. It is many adventures, into strange lands, strange places. It can be on the land of my own ranch, among the forests there, along the rugged ridges. Suddenly, as I weave the story, they are no longer just as I see them but are as they would have been one hundred, five hundred years earlier. They are places of enchantment, places where stories are born." Louis L'Amour

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