
Gordon D. Shirreffs
Gordon D. Shirreffs published more than 80 western novels, 20 of them juvenile books, and John Wayne bought his book title, Rio Bravo, during the 1950s for a motion picture, which Shirreffs said constituted “the most money I ever earned for two words.” Four of his novels were adapted to motion pictures, and he wrote a Playhouse 90 and the Boots and Saddles TV series pilot in 1957.
A former pulp magazine writer, he survived the transition to western novels without undue trauma, earning the admiration of his peers along the way. The novelist saw life a bit cynically from the edge of his funny bone and described himself as looking like a slightly parboiled owl. Despite his multifarious quips, he was dead serious about the writing profession.
Gordon D. Shirreffs was the 1995 recipient of the Owen Wister Award, given by the Western Writers of America for “a living individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the American West.”
He passed in 1996.
Books By Gordon D. Shirreffs
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Fort Suicide and The Brave Rifles: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Western Writers of America Owen Wister Award winner Gordon D. Shirreffs was known for telling exciting and action-packed tales of the American West...
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The Rebel Trumpet and The Mosquito Fleet: Two Full-Length Novels on the American Civil War
Owen Wister Award-Winner Gordon D. Shirreffs spins tales of the Old West and the Civil War era that are exhilarating and bigger than life.The instr...
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The Hidden Rider of Dark Mountain and Shadow of a Gunman: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Author Gordon D. Shirreffs, winner of the Spur and Owen Wister Awards, is beloved for creating characters and stories of the old American West that...
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Slaughter at Broken Bow and Southwest Drifter: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Gordon D. Shirreffs, an award-winning author of tales of the old American West, brings to life colorful characters and throws them into action-pack...
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Range Rebel and Code of the Gun: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Gordon D. Shirreffs, Spur Award and Owen Wister Award winning author, was a master teller of action-filled tales of the old American West. In Range...
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