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Luke Short
Luke Short is the pen name of Frederick Dilley Glidden (1908–1975), the bestselling, award-winning author of over fifty classic western novels and hundreds of short stories. Renown...view moreLuke Short is the pen name of Frederick Dilley Glidden (1908–1975), the bestselling, award-winning author of over fifty classic western novels and hundreds of short stories. Renowned for their action-packed story lines, multidimensional characters, and vibrant dialogue, Glidden’s novels sold over thirty million copies. Ten of his novels, including Blood on the Moon, Coroner Creek, and Ramrod, were adapted for the screen. Glidden was the winner of a special Western Heritage Trustees Award and the Levi Strauss Golden Saddleman Award from the Western Writers of America.
Born in Kewanee, Illinois, Glidden graduated in 1930 from the University of Missouri where he studied journalism. After working for several newspapers, he became a trapper in Canada and, later, an archaeologist’s assistant in New Mexico. His first story, “Six-Gun Lawyer,” was published in Cowboy Stories magazine in 1935 under the name F. D. Glidden. At the suggestion of his publisher, he used the pseudonym Luke Short, not realizing it was the name of a real gunman and gambler who was a friend of Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp. In addition to his prolific writing career, Glidden worked for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. He moved to Aspen, Colorado, in 1946, and became an active member of the Aspen Town Council, where he initiated the zoning laws that helped preserve the town.view less
Books by Luke Short
Savage Range The Guns of Hanging Lake Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ramrod Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ride the Man Down Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coroner Creek Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Play a Lone Hand Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Raw Land Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hardcase Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Trouble Country Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bounty Guns Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ambush Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Luke Short
Ramrod Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRide the Man Down Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarauders' Moon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlay a Lone Hand Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGuns for a Peacemaker Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brand of Justice [Dramatized Adaptation] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHardcase Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTrouble Country Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKing Colt Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBandit Lawman Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Brand of Justice Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5