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{{Short description|Long-running series of westerns}}
'''Slocum Westerns''' are the longest running series of Westerns ever written, encompassing over 378 books, all of which are published under the ] Jake Logan.<ref name='PAW'> {{cite web | url = http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/features/actionwesterns/index.html | title = Action Westerna | accessdate = 2011-04-11 | work = Penguin.com | publisher = ]}}</ref><ref name='CCN'> {{cite web | url = http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/CCN_Website09/publicationhtml/papers/HR/0709/TheLiteraryHill.html | title = The Literary Hill | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | last = Lyon | first = Karen | date = July 2009 | publisher = ]}}</ref> The books were written by Martin Cruz Smith<ref name='SWAD'/>, and all feature '''John Slocum''' as the protagonist.<ref name='JAKE'> {{cite web | url = http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000040015,00.html | title = Jake Logan | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | publisher = ]}}</ref> '''Slocum Westerns''' are the longest running series of Westerns ever written, encompassing over 400 books, all of which are published under the ] Jake Logan.<ref name='PAW'>{{cite web | url = http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/features/actionwesterns/index.html | title = Action Westerns | accessdate = 2011-04-11 | work = Penguin.com | publisher = ]}}</ref><ref name='CCN'>{{cite web | url = http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/CCN_Website09/publicationhtml/papers/HR/0709/TheLiteraryHill.html | title = The Literary Hill | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | last = Lyon | first = Karen | date = July 2009 | publisher = ]}}</ref> The books have been written by a number of authors, and all feature '''John Slocum''' as the protagonist.<ref name='JAKE'>{{cite web | url = http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000040015,00.html | title = Jake Logan | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | publisher = ]}}</ref>


== Main Character == == Main character ==
⚫ John Slocum is among the toughest of ]s. He is a mostly decent man who will do whatever it takes to survive life in the ]. A ] soldier who lost his ancestral home to ]s after the ], Slocum left the ], never to return.


He has been a soldier, slave, ] driver, shotgun guard, bank robber, lawman, pioneer, cowboy, shepherd, poor man, rich man, gambler, and ]. His adventures occur in most of the ].
⚫ John Slocum is a decent man who will do whatever it takes to survive what life in the ] throws at him. A ] soldier who lost his ancestral home to ] after the ] and never went back, Slocum is as tough ] as they come. Slocum's adventures have taken him across most of the ]. He has been a soldier, slave, stage driver, shotgun guard, bank robber, lawman, pioneer, cowboy, sheepherder, poor man, rich man, gambler, and drifter.


== Target Demographic == == Target demographic ==
The books are claimed to be adult oriented, due to the presence of 3 explicitly described sex scenes in each of the numbered books; they were first published by ] press.<ref name='SWAD'> {{cite web | url = http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/SLOCUM?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=SLOCUM&sa=Search#922 | title = SLOCUM | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | publisher = ]}}</ref><ref> {{cite web | url = http://worldcat.org/identities/nc-playboy%20press%20paperbacks | title = Slocum's woman by Jake Logan | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | work = Playboy Press Paperbacks | publisher = ]}}</ref> The books are claimed to be adult oriented, due to the presence of three explicitly described sex scenes in each of the numerous books; they were first published by ] Press.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://worldcat.org/identities/nc-playboy%20press%20paperbacks | title = Slocum's woman by Jake Logan | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | work = Playboy Press Paperbacks | publisher = ]}}</ref>


== Authors == == Authors ==
*] (''Dead Man's Spurs'')<ref name='DMS'>{{cite book | last1 = Logan | first1 = Jake | title = Dead Man's Spurs | volume = Slocum series number 247 | work = Robert Vardeman | publisher = ] | date = October 1, 1999 | isbn = 978-0-515-12613-6 }}</ref>
*Robert E. Vardeman
*] (''Ride for Revenge'')<ref name='RFR'>{{cite book | last1 = Logan | first1 = Jake | title = Ride for Revenge | volume = Slocum series number 11 | publisher = ] | date = July 1980 | isbn = 978-0-86721-159-7 }}</ref>
*] (''Ride for Revenge'')
* ] (''Slocum and the Nightriders'')<ref>''Slocum and the Nightriders'' 1994, Berkley – Slocum series number 174</ref> and (''Slocum and the Gold Slaves'') <ref>''Slocum and the Gold Slaves'' 1994, Berkley – Slocum series number 187</ref>
*] (''Cheyenne Bloodbath'') <ref>''Cheyenne Bloodbath'' 1986, Berkley – Slocum series number 90</ref>
* Jory Sherman (''Sixguns at Silverado'') <ref>''Sixguns at Silverado'' 1987, Berkley – Slocum series number 107</ref>
*] (''Slocum and the Texas Rose'') <ref>''Slocum and the Texas Rose'' 1998, Jove Books – Slocum series number 229</ref>
*Marcus Galloway (''Slocum and the Witch of Westlake'') <ref>''Slocum and the Witch of Westlake'' 2009, Jove Books – Slocum series number 362</ref>
*Matthew P. Mayo (''Slocum and the High-Rails Heiress'') <ref>''Slocum and the High-Rails Heiress'' 2012, Jove Books – Slocum series number 398</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links==
* ''fictiondb''


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Latest revision as of 21:52, 14 November 2024

Long-running series of westerns

Slocum Westerns are the longest running series of Westerns ever written, encompassing over 400 books, all of which are published under the pen name Jake Logan. The books have been written by a number of authors, and all feature John Slocum as the protagonist.

Main character

John Slocum is among the toughest of gunfighters. He is a mostly decent man who will do whatever it takes to survive life in the Western Frontier. A Confederate soldier who lost his ancestral home to carpetbaggers after the Civil War, Slocum left the South, never to return.

He has been a soldier, slave, stagecoach driver, shotgun guard, bank robber, lawman, pioneer, cowboy, shepherd, poor man, rich man, gambler, and drifter. His adventures occur in most of the American West.

Target demographic

The books are claimed to be adult oriented, due to the presence of three explicitly described sex scenes in each of the numerous books; they were first published by Playboy Press.

Authors

References

  1. "Action Westerns". Penguin.com. Penguin Books. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  2. Lyon, Karen (July 2009). "The Literary Hill". Hill Rag. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  3. "Jake Logan". Penguin Books. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  4. "Slocum's woman by Jake Logan". Playboy Press Paperbacks. WorldCat. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  5. Logan, Jake (October 1, 1999). Dead Man's Spurs. Vol. Slocum series number 247. Jove. ISBN 978-0-515-12613-6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. Logan, Jake (July 1980). Ride for Revenge. Vol. Slocum series number 11. Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-86721-159-7.
  7. Slocum and the Nightriders 1994, Berkley – Slocum series number 174
  8. Slocum and the Gold Slaves 1994, Berkley – Slocum series number 187
  9. Cheyenne Bloodbath 1986, Berkley – Slocum series number 90
  10. Sixguns at Silverado 1987, Berkley – Slocum series number 107
  11. Slocum and the Texas Rose 1998, Jove Books – Slocum series number 229
  12. Slocum and the Witch of Westlake 2009, Jove Books – Slocum series number 362
  13. Slocum and the High-Rails Heiress 2012, Jove Books – Slocum series number 398

External links

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