Paul Wellman
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Born | Paul Iselin Wellman October 15, 1895 US |
Died | September 17, 1966 (aged 70) US |
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter, and journalist |
Language | English |
Genre | Western, popular history, non-fiction |
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Paul Iselin Wellman (October 15, 1895 — September 17, 1966) was an American journalist, popular history and novel writer, and screenwriter, known for his books of the Wild West: Kansas, Oklahoma, Great Plains.[1] Hollywood movies Cheyenne, The Walls of Jericho, Jubal, Apache, The Comancheros, and The Iron Mistress are based on Wellman novels.
Wellman's brother, Manly Wade Wellman, was also a well published author, as was his father, Frederick Creighton Wellman under the pseudonym Cyril Kay-Scott. Another brother, Frederick Lovejoy Wellman, was a noted plant pathologist.
Literary works
- Death on the Prairie, 1934
- Death in the Desert, 1935
- Broncho Apache, 1936
- Jubal Troop, 1939
- The Trampling Herd: The Story of the Cattle Range in America, 1939
- Angel with Spurs, 1942
- The Bowl of Brass, 1944
- The Walls of Jericho, 1947
- Death on Horseback, 1947 (combines Death on the Prairie & Death in the Desert)
- The Indian Wars of the West, 1947 (formerly Death on Horseback)
- The Chain, 1949
- The Iron Mistress, 1951
- The Comancheros, 1952
- The Female, A Novel of Another Time, 1953
- Glory, God and Gold, 1954
- The Blazing Southwest, The Pioneer Story of the American Southwest, 1954
- Jericho’s Daughters, 1956
- Portage Bay, 1957
- Ride the Red Earth, 1958
- The Fiery Flower, 1959
- Indian Wars and Warriors—East, 1959
- Indian Wars and Warriors—West, 1959
- Gold in California, 1958
- Stuart Symington, 1960
- Race to the Golden Spike, 1961
- A Dynasty of Western Outlaws, 1961
- Magnificent Destiny, 1962
- The Greatest Cattle Drive, 1964
- Spawn of Evil, 1964
- The Devil’s Disciples, 1965
- The House Divides: The Age of Jackson and Lincoln, 1966
- The Buckstones, 1967
References
- ^ "Paul Wellman biography". Washburn.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
External links
- Works by Paul Wellman at Faded Page (Canada)
- Paul I. Wellman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Paul I. Wellman at Library of Congress, with 48 library catalog records