Although Myers's writings include novels in several different genres as well as epic book-length poems and nonfiction books on the American West, he is best known for his novel Silverlock, which has gained an avid following among science-fiction and fantasy readers. SIDELIGHTS: John Myers Myers's popularity rests for the most part on a single book. Silverlock and The Silverlock Companion, NESFA (Framingham, MA), 2004. (Compiler and annotator) The Westerners: A Roundup of Pioneer Reminiscences, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1969, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln, NE), 1997. Poston, Building a State in Apache Land: The Story of Arizona's Founding Told by Arizona's Founder (illustrated by Larry Toschik), Aztec Press (Tempe, AZ), 1963. (Author of preface and explanatory notes) Charles D. The Chaparral Cock, Crow II, privately printed, 1968. The Chaparral Cock, Crow I, privately printed, 1967. Maverick Zone (narrative poems), Hastings House (New York, NY), 1961. Print in a Wild Land, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1967. San Francisco's Reign of Terror, Doubleday (Garden City, NY), 1966. Pirate, Pawnee, and Mountain Man: The Saga of Hugh Glass, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1963, published as The Saga of Hugh Glass: Pirate, Pawnee, and Mountain Man, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln, NE), 1976. The Deaths of the Bravos, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1962, published as Bravos of the West, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln, NE), 1995. The Last Chance: Tombstone's Early Years, Dutton (New York, NY), 1950, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln, NE), 1995.ĭoc Holliday, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1955, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln, NE), 1973. The Alamo, Dutton (New York, NY), 1948, University of Nebraska Press (Lincoln), 1973. The Moon's Fire-Eating Daughter, Donning ( Virginia Beach, VA), 1981. ![]() I, Jack Swilling, Founder of Phoenix, Arizona (Western), Hastings House (New York, NY), 1961. Silverlock (fantasy), Dutton (New York, NY), 1949, reprinted with introduction by Poul Anderson, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1979, Ace Books (New York, NY), 2005.ĭead Warrior (Western), Little, Brown (Boston, MA)), 1956. The Wild Yazoo, Dutton (New York, NY), 1947. Out on Any Limb, Dutton ( New York, NY), 1942. The Harp and the Blade (historical fantasy), Dutton ( New York, NY), 1941, illustrated edition edited by Hank Stine and illustrated by C. ![]() Army, Armored Force, five years including World War II. Special lecturer and writer's conference director, Arizona State University, 1948–49 organized a collection of Western Americana for library, one year. Worked as newspaperman, writer of advertising copy, and farmer. Stephen's College, Middlebury College, and University of New Mexico.ĬAREER: Freelance writer. PERSONAL: Born January 11, 1906, in Northport, NY died 1988 son of John Caldwell and Alice (McCorry) Myers married Charlotte Shanahan, 1943 children: Anne Caldwell, Celia.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |