Kevin Burton Smith <
kvnsmith@colba.net> wrote:
<< But you claim the ones you read were accurate. Who
were some of the writers who knew what they were writing
about? ... I wouldn't mind reading a few more of these. As
fantasy some of those stories are pretty good, even if, as
historicals, they leave much to be desired.
>>
James Oliver Curwood wrote some Northerns that in some cases
featured Mounties. His books, like those of contemporary Zane
Grey, are a bit romanticized, but are readable and
enjoyable.
Ryerson Johnson was a pulp writer (he ghost-wrote some Doc
Savage tales for his pal Lester Dent) who wrote some Mountie
stories for NORTHERN STORIES, WEST, TOP-NOTCH and ACE HIGH,
among others. They are straight adventure yarns. You'll find
some of this work, along with a memoir of his writing days,
in THE BEST WESTERN STORIES OF RYERSON JOHNSON edited by Bill
Pronzini and the ubiquitous Martin H. Greenberg (1990, Ohio
University Press, and a Large Print edition that's 1995, G.K.
Hall & Co.).
There's another collection of Ryerson Johnson stories titled
TORTURE TREK AND ELEVEN OTHER ACTION-PACKED STORIES OF THE
WILD WEST, also edited by Pronzini and Greenberg (1995:
Barricade Books). I have this on order, but I don't know how
the contents compare to the previous book. I do know
that
"Torture Trek" is one of the stories included in the BEST
OF... book. I don't think they're the same book, because the
BEST OF... doesn't mention a different title on its copyright
page, but I may be wrong.
-- Duane
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