What are the motifs in Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'Amour?

Respect for history is a recurring idea in this memoir. Louis L'Amour never met a book he didn't like. He virtually read everything. He read everything from famous classics to obscure journals to great short stories that had long been forgotten. In his preparation for the prolific writing he would one day produce about the taming of the American West, he read letters, journals and diaries written by the people who had lived and experienced the tumultuous time. L'Amour was dedicated to write about any subject he focused on with as much accuracy as was possible.