About the Author:
Born in Illinois, the son of a career army sergeant, Dale L. Walker is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso whose 20 books reflect his varied historical interests: military and Western history, 19th century "Golden Age" journalism, biography, and Jack London studies. Among his books are Januarius Macgahan: The Life and Times of an American War Correspondent; Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West; The Boys of '98; Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders; Bear Flag Rising: The Conquest of California; Pacific Destiny; and Eldorado: The California Gold Rush. He is a four-time winner of the Spur Award from Western Writers of America, the Owen Wister Award for life achievement in the history and literature of the American West, and many other awards, and is a member of the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters.
Walker, who lives in El Paso, Texas, with his wife of 43 years, Alice McCord, has been involved in virtually every aspect of the book business. He has served as a university press director, newspaper book page editor, magazine editor, fiction editor for Forge Books, book columnist and reviewer, and has written historical books, magazine work, and fiction.
From Booklist:
The Western Writers of America, an organization dedicated to excellence in the literature of the American West, is celebrating it fiftieth year in 2003. This collection of 28 original short stories by the current masters of the genre presents a unique chronological "history" of the West in fiction. It begins with Don Coldsmith's vision of the first horse ever seen by a Native American and concludes with Loren Estleman's interpretation of a western version of that staple of modern life, the political scam. In between are the last words of the man who shot John Wesley Hardin, Linda Sandifer's take on the subtle revenge of an outlaw's widow, and Matt Braun's account of a lone buffalo hunter. Other familiar contributors include Richard S. Wheeler, John Jakes, Bill Crider, and John V. Breen. The collection reveals both the vitality and the diversity of the western genre as well as the enduring appeal of the short story. This is a must for all fiction collections where westerns are popular. Wes Lukowsky
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