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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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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. 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.
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.