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Nebraska Authors

Edwin Booth

AKA: AKA Don Blunt, Jack Hazard

Born 1906 Beatrice, NE (USA)

Died 1980

Booth was a prolific author of "pulp" westerns. Thirty-eight foreign editions of his books have been printed, including editions in Canada, England, Argentina, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Australia, Germany, and Spain.

The University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, holds the Edwin Booth papers.

Other prolific Nebraska authors of westerns included George W. Barrington, Eugene Manlove Rhodes, George Shedd, and Wayne C. Lee.

Places Lived

New Mexico
Colorado
Oakland, CA

Author Of

  • Fiction

Keywords

Westerns; Pulp fiction; Mysteries

Education

Colorado College

Occupation

Author
Prairie Dog Poisoner-Rancher
Post Office Clerk
Tour Guide
Grocery manager
Accountant

Places Worked

New Mexico Ranches
Colorado's Cave of the Winds

Associations

Western Writers of America, secretary-treasurer, 1963-7, vice-president, 1970
Toastmasters Club president of Oakland club, 1973

Bibliography

Booth was a prolific author, this is an incomplete sample listing:
Return to Apache Springs. 1962.
John Sutter, Californian. 1963.
Boot Heel Range. 1964.
Shoot Out at Twin Buttes. 1967.
Bushwhack. 1974.
The Colt-Pack'n Parson. 1975.
Ambush at Adam's Crossing. 1976.
Crossfire. 1977.
The Colorado Gun. 1981.
Rebel's Return. 1982.

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