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Slocum's adventures have taken him over a lot of the West. He has been a soldier, slave, stage driver, shotgun guard, bank robber, lawman, pioneer, cowboy, sheepherder, poor man, rich man, gambler, and drifter. |
Slocum's adventures have taken him over a lot of the West. He has been a soldier, slave, stage driver, shotgun guard, bank robber, lawman, pioneer, cowboy, sheepherder, poor man, rich man, gambler, and drifter. |
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The books are claimed to be adult oriented, due to the presence of 3 explicitly described sex scenes in each of the numbered books; they were first published by [[Playboy]] press.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
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Revision as of 02:54, 12 April 2011
Slocum Westerns are the longest running series of Westerns ever written, encompassing over 378 books, all of which are published under the pen name Jake Logan.[1][2] The books were written by a number of authors, and all feature John Slocum as the protagonist.
Overview
Main Character
John Slocum is a basically decent man who will do whatever it takes to survive what life in the Western Frontier throws at him.
A Confederate soldier who lost his ancestral home to carpetbaggers after the Civil War and never went back, Slocum is a tough man, as gunslick as they come.
Slocum's adventures have taken him over a lot of the West. He has been a soldier, slave, stage driver, shotgun guard, bank robber, lawman, pioneer, cowboy, sheepherder, poor man, rich man, gambler, and drifter.
Authors
Robert E. Vardeman has written a number of them.
At least one title (Ride for Revenge) was written by Martin Cruz Smith.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Action Westerna". Penguin.com. Penguin Books. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Lyon, Karen (July 2009). "The Literary Hill". Capital Community News. Retrieved 2011-04-12.