Luke Short (1908–1975)
Author of Bought with a Gun
About the Author
Luke Short was born in Kewanee, Illinois on November 19, 1908. Short graduated from the University of Missouri in 1930 with a degree in journalism. After having worked at several newspapers, he avoided unemployment by writing Western fiction. Short began to write for films in the 1940's and in show more 1948, four of his novels were made into movies. Two of his most notable film credits were Ramrod (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948). Short was awarded the Levi Strauss Western Writers of America award in 1969 and the Western Heritage Wrangler award in 1974. On August 18, 1975, he passed away at his home in Aspen, Colorado where he is buried. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
a.k.a. Frederick Dilley Glidden
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Series
Works by Luke Short
Rawhide and bobwire 2 copies
Iron Men and Silver Stars 2 copies
Bull-Whip 1 copy
Gauntlet of fire 1 copy
Bandit Lawman {short story} 1 copy
Misery Lodge 1 copy
Tough Enough {short story} 1 copy
The Guns of Handing Creek 1 copy
Associated Works
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 104 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Glidden, Frederick Dilley
- Other names
- Short, Luke
- Birthdate
- 1908-11-19
- Date of death
- 1975-08-18
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Kewanee, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Aspen, Colorado, USA
- Places of residence
- Sidney, Nebraska, USA
Tombstone, Arizona, USA - Education
- University of Missouri
- Awards and honors
- Saddleman Award (1969)
- Disambiguation notice
- a.k.a. Frederick Dilley Glidden
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Statistics
- Works
- 76
- Also by
- 8
- Members
- 1,199
- Popularity
- #21,407
- Rating
- 3.0
- Reviews
- 16
- ISBNs
- 290
- Languages
- 2
Otherwise, the book was a quick read, and I was never bored. However, there was a single instance of a casual racist phrase near the beginning. Fortunately, I did not run into any other instances in the narrative. Unfortunately, this is to be expected in a lot of Western Pulp written in the 1930s. Despite this, the narrative moves at a decent pace, the landscape is present though not romanticized to the level that I typically prefer, and the characters are clearly defined and make intelligent choices based on what they know at the time. The two romances in the book are somewhat believable, one more than the other, but not too much time was committed to either in favor of the action and scheming. I don’t come to these for romance, so I think that’s a plus.
I liked this book and would recommend this to anyone looking for classic Western Pulp. I am looking forward to reading Luke Short’s other works that wait patiently on my shelves.… (more)