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Luke Short

Luke Short

19 November 1908 – 18 August 1975

100 works on record

Biography

Luke Short is the pen name of Frederick Dilley Glidden, 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.

Works

War on the Cimarron

War on the Cimarron

2007

The Deserters

The Deserters

2006

Debt of honor

Debt of honor

1996

A man could get killed

A man could get killed

1995

The Man From the Desert

The Man From the Desert

1992

Raiders of the Rimrock

Raiders of the Rimrock

1991

Paper sheriff

Paper sheriff

1990

Station West

Station West

1990

The Some-Day Country

The Some-Day Country

1990

Summer of the Smoke

Summer of the Smoke

1990

Brand of Empire

Brand of Empire

1990

Feud at Single Shot, The

Feud at Single Shot, The

1990

Silver Rock

1989

And the Wind Blows Free

And the Wind Blows Free

1989

Bold Rider-King Colt

Bold Rider-King Colt

1989

Stalkers, The

1989

Three for the money

Three for the money

1989

Outrider, The

1989

Bought with a Gun-Marauder's Moon

Bought with a Gun-Marauder's Moon

1989

Jackleg Sheriff,the

Jackleg Sheriff,the

1989

Three for the Money

Three for the Money

1989

The man on the blue

The man on the blue

1988

The branded man

The branded man

1988

And the Winds Blows Free

And the Winds Blows Free

1988

Ambush

1988

Raw Land

1986

Marauders' Moon

Marauders' Moon

1986

Dead Freight for Piute

Dead Freight for Piute

1986

BOLD RIDER

1986

The Marshall of Vengeance

The Marshall of Vengeance

1985

Desert crossing

Desert crossing

1985

The Feud at Single Shot

The Feud at Single Shot

1985

The Primrose Try

The Primrose Try

1984

Last Hunt

Last Hunt

1982

Barren land showdown

Barren land showdown

1981

Orkos giaekdikese

Orkos giaekdikese

1979

The Guns of Hanging Lake

The Guns of Hanging Lake

1979

The Branded Man

The Branded Man

1977

The deserters

1977

Coroner Creek

Coroner Creek

1977

Brand of Empire

1977

Trouble Country

Trouble Country

1977

Gunman's Chance

Gunman's Chance

1976

Savage Range

Savage Range

1976

The Man on the Blue

The Man on the Blue

1975

The man from Two Rivers

The man from Two Rivers

1974

Blood on the moon

Blood on the moon

1973

The Stalkers

The Stalkers

1973

The outrider

1972

Bounty guns

Bounty guns

1972

Bought with a gun

Bought with a gun

1972

High vermillion

High vermillion

1971

Hardcase

Hardcase

1965

The some-day county

The some-day county

1964

Gunman's Chance

Gunman's Chance

1961

The Whip

1957

The whip

The whip

1957

Colt's Law

1957

Rimrock

Rimrock

1955

Saddle by starlight

Saddle by starlight

1952

Play a Lone Hand

Play a Lone Hand

1951

Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

1950

Hard Money

Hard Money

1949

Fiddlefoot

Fiddlefoot

1949

High Vermilion

1948

And the wind blows free

And the wind blows free

1946

Ramrod

Ramrod

1943

Ride the man down

Ride the man down

1942

War on the Cimarron

War on the Cimarron

1940

Dead freight for Piute

Dead freight for Piute

1940

The feud at Single Shot

The feud at Single Shot

1936

DESERT CROSSING

DESERT CROSSING

American West in Fiction, Volume 3

American West in Fiction, Volume 3

Ambush

First claim

Desert crossing

Desert crossing

A man could get killed

A man could get killed

The some-day country

The some-day country

Paper sheriff

Paper sheriff

War on the Cimarron

War on the Cimarron

Barren land showdown

Barren land showdown

Donovan's gun

Donovan's gun

The deserters

The deserters

Dead freight for Piute

Dead freight for Piute

Fiddlefoot

Fiddlefoot

Three for the money

Three for the money

Three for the money

Three for the money

King colt

King colt

Frontier

Frontier

Hurricane Range

Hurricane Range

Blood on the moon

Blood on the moon

Bought with a gun

Bought with a gun

The Man From Two Rivers

The Man From Two Rivers

Savage Range

Paper Sheriff

A man could get killed

A man could get killed

Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down

Trumpets West!

Trumpets West!

Paper sheriff

Paper sheriff

Man from the Desert

Man from the Desert

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