Welcome to the Essential Western Novels book series, where you will find a selection of endless tales about deadly shootouts, gunslingers seeking revenge, love stories with beautiful women, in peril, and of course, cowboys and their trusty steeds.For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the 5 novels by authors who created memorable stories that shaped the foundations of Western fiction.This book contains the following novels:- Tex by Clarence Edward Mulford.- The Iron Trail by Rex Beach.- Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West by William Mac Leod Raine.- Desert Gold by Zane Grey.- The War Chief by Edgar Rice Burroughs.If you appreciate good books, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!
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Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 March 19, 1950) was an American speculative fiction writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction and fantasy genres. William Mac Leod Raine (June 22, 1871 July 25, 1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West. Rex Ellingwood Beach (September 1, 1877 December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. His adventure novels, influenced by Jack London, were immensely popular throughout the early 1900s.Clarence Edward Mulford (3 February 1883 10 May 1956) was the creator of the character Hopalong Cassidy and who wrote many works of fiction and nonfiction. Zane Grey (1872 – 1939) was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts.