The Earthbreakers
by Ernest Haycox
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The Earth breakers (1952), generally acknowledged to be Ernest Haycox's masterpiece, is the tremendous epic of the men and women, on horses and afoot, on buckboards and covered wagond, who pushed across the towering Rockies to Oregon, last of the wild unknown lands.Tags
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Ernest Haycox was born in Portland, Oregon on October 1, 1899. He graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 20 novels, most of which were first serialized in Collier's Magazine or The Saturday Evening Post, and more than 300 short stories. His works include Trouble Shooter, The show more Earthbreakers, and The Adventurers. Several of his novels were adapted into movies including Stagecoach, Union Pacific, and Canyon Passage. He died from cancer on October 13, 1950 at the age of 51. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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