
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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Too Tough To Die and The Valiant Bugles: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Gordon D. Shirreffs was an award-winning author of incredible tales of the old American West. In this volume, readers will be delighted with two su...
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The Complete Southwestern Series (Books #1-#4)
Take a journey with frontiersman, Quint Kershaw—a man as strong as the land he tamed—in this four-book western collection by Gordon D. Shirreffs. I...
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Gunswift and Voice of the Gun: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Western Writers of America Spur and Owen Wister Award winner Gordon D. Shirreffs is best known for his exciting, action-packed tales of the old Ame...
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Arizona Justice and The Lonely Gun: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Owen Wister Award winner Gordon D. Shirreffs spins tales of the old west that are exhilarating and bigger than life. You’ll find two such full-leng...
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Renegade Lawman and The Lone Rifle: Two Full-Length Western Novels
Revenge sure is sweet in this classic western double by Gordon D. Shirreffs. In Renegade Lawman, Rowan Emmette is Wanted—dead or alive—by both side...
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