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   r@rosemarylake.com to GTT   
   Re: western novels for children??   
   01 Feb 04 10:31:49   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.books.childrens   
      
   On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 23:41:08 -0600, "GTT"  wrote:   
      
   >Hey, I suspect you're correct.  Thanks for the correction.   
   >   
   >I did not remember it being from a Louis book, but stands to reason.   
      
   RIDE THE RIVER is pretty similar, but they must have changed some   
   things.   
      
   /snip/   
      
   >I always joked that the difference between Zane and Louis, was that in Zane   
   >Grey books, the cowboy never even got to kiss his horse; in Louis L'Amour's   
   >books, he did get to kiss the horse, but never the girl.  They were clean,   
   >clean clean.   
      
   Some, not RIDE THE RIVER, were pretty violent. But maybe in a way that   
   kids wouldn't notice.   
      
   >  Probably why they are not a best seller today.   
      
   Are other westerns more popular?   
      
      
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