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James Keene (writer)
James Keene was the pseudonym used by William Everett Cook to write western fiction, western novels. After his death other authors including Ida Cook used the name. Bibliography Single titles *''The Texas Pistol'' (1955) *''The Brass and the Blue'' (1956) *''Justice, My Brother!'' (1957) *''Seven for Vengeance'' (1958) *''McCracken in Command'' (1959) *''The Posse from Gunlock'' (1959) *''Gunman's Harvest'' (1960) *''Iron Man, Iron Horse'' (1960) *''Sixgun Wild'' (1960) *''Gunnison's Empire'' (1963) *''Broken Gun'' (1964) *''The Horse Trader'' (1964) References and sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Keene, James Collective pseudonyms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Cook
Ida Cook (24 August 190422 December 1986) was a British campaigner for Jewish refugees and a romance novelist as Mary Burchell. Ida Cook and her sister Mary Louise Cook (1901–1991) rescued Jews from the Nazis during the 1930s. The sisters helped 29 people escape, funded mainly by Ida's writing. In 1965, the Cook sisters were honoured as Righteous among the Nations by the Yad Vashem, Yad Vashem Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority in Israel. Between 1936 and 1985, under the pseudonym Mary Burchell, Ida Cook wrote 112 romance novels for Mills & Boon — many of which were later republished by Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin. She helped to found the Romantic Novelists' Association, serving as its second president from 1966 to 1986. Biography Personal life Ida Cook was born on 24 August 1904 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, County Durham, England. With her elder sister Mary Louise Cook (1901–1991), she attended The Duchess's Community High School in Alnwick and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Everett Cook
William Everett Cook (1921 – July 1964), was a western writer who used the pen names Will Cook, James Keene, Wade Everett and Frank Peace. Called "a master western storyteller,"Review of Rain Tree by Will Cook " Publishers Weekly, 10/02/1996. Cook published dozens of short stories and 50 novels before his death at age 42. A number of his stories and novels were turned into Hollywood westerns, including the 1961 John Ford film Two Rode Together. Life Born in |
Western Fiction
Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and Louis L'Amour from the mid-20th century. The genre peaked around the early 1960s, largely due to the popularity of televised Westerns such as ''Bonanza''. Readership began to drop off in the mid- to late 1970s and reached a new low in the 2000s. Most bookstores, outside a few west American states, only carry a small number of Western fiction books. History Pre-1850s The predecessor of the western in American literature emerged early with tales of the frontier. The most famous of the early 19th-century frontier novels were James Fenimore Cooper's five novels comprising the '' Leatherstocking Tales''. Cooper's novels were largely set in what was at the time the American frontier: the Appalachian Mountains and areas west of there. As di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
