Matt Braun is an author specializing in novels of the

American West The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...

. He has written fifty-six books, most of which are in the

Western genre The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referre ...

and has over 40 million copies in print.Matt Braun Homepage
'40,000,000 copies in print worldwide'

Biography

Born in Oklahoma, Braun was raised in a rancher family among the

Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, th ...

and

Osage The Osage Nation, a Native American tribe in the United States, is the source of most other terms containing the word "osage". Osage can also refer to: * Osage language, a Dhaegin language traditionally spoken by the Osage Nation * Osage (Unicode ...

tribes. The state has been the setting of several novels, including ''Outlaw Kingdom'', ''The Kincaids'', and ''One Last Town''.Deventer, M.J.
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Books

Westerns

*''Black Fox'' *''Black Gold'' *''Bloodsport'' *''Bloodstorm'' *''Bloody Hand'' *''The Brannocks'' *''Buck Colter'' *''Cimarron Jordan'' *''Crossfire'' *''Dakota'' *''Deadwood'' *''Deathwalk'' *''A Distant Land'' *''Doc Holliday'' *''Dodge City'' *''El Paso'' *''The Gamblers'' *''Gentleman Rogue'' *''Hangman's Creek'' *''Hickok & Cody'' *''The Highbinders'' *''Indian Territory'' *''The Judas Tree'' *''Jury Of Six'' *''The Killing Touch'' *''The Kincaids'' *''Kinch'' *''The Last Stand'' *''Lords Of The Land'' *''The Manhunter'' *''Noble Outlaw'' *''One Last Town'' (also published as ''You Know My Name'') *''Outlaw Kingdom'' *''The Overlords'' *''Rio Grande'' *''Rio Hondo'' *''The Road To Hell'' *''Savage Land'' *''Shadow Killers'' *''The Second Coming Of Lucas Brokaw'' *''The Spoilers'' *''Tenbow'' *''Texas Empire'' *''A Time Of Innocence'' *''Tombstone'' *''Wages Of Sin'' *''The Warlords'' *''Westward Of The Law'' *''The Wild Ones'' *''Windward West'' *''Wyatt Earp'' *''WesternLore''

Non-fiction

*''How To Write Novels That Sell'' *''Matt Braun's Western Cooking'' *''How To Write Western Novels

In other media

The 1973 novel ''Black Fox'', was made into the CBS miniseries of the same name in 1995. It starred

Tony Todd Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Ni ...

as Britt Johnson/Black Fox,

Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in P ...

as Alan Johnson, and Nancy Sorel as Sarah Johnson. The adaptation was written by John Binder, and directed by Steven Hilliard Stern. The 1997 novel ''One Last Town'' served as inspiration for the TNT miniseries '' You Know My Name'' in 1999. It starred

Sam Elliott Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Aw ...

as Bill Tilghman, and

Arliss Howard Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard (born October 18, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), '' Tequila Sunrise'' (1988), '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (19 ...

as Wiley Lynn. Braun is credited as "Historical consultant" on the series.

Awards

Braun is the winner of the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement, the

Western Writers of America Western Writers of America (WWA), founded 1953, promotes literature, both fictional and nonfictional, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional Western fiction, the more than 600 current members also include historia ...

Golden Spur Award Spur Awards are literary prizes awarded annually by the Western Writers of America (WWA). The purpose of the Spur Awards is to honor writers for distinguished writing about the American West. The Spur awards began in 1953, the same year the WWA w ...

,PR Newswire, 2006 Spur Awards Honor Best Westerns, March 18, 2006 and the Festival of the West Cowboy Spirit Award. He has also been awarded the honorary title of Oklahoma Territorial Marshal by the Governor of Oklahoma.

References

External links

Matt Braun Official Web Site
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