tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4300956650436206866..comments2024-03-29T06:50:50.543-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The most prolific writer of Westerns you've never heard of?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24475480626670228442014-07-29T16:02:52.606-05:002014-07-29T16:02:52.606-05:00Ever heard of “Conny Coll”? Written by Conrad Kobb...Ever heard of “Conny Coll”? Written by Conrad Kobbe, a German. Almost read like a parody of western people, but that I found out when I moved to the US in 1989. Those books where extremely popular in the Netherlands around the mid-sixties. I recently cleaned out my attic, I think I’ve thrown away fifty of them.<br /><br />Chris<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427123945387109829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25089452578100149632014-07-29T11:13:08.742-05:002014-07-29T11:13:08.742-05:00the Karl May info in wikipedia is good reading. on...the Karl May info in wikipedia is good reading. one quote from it<br /><br />"Many well-known German-speaking people used May's heroes as models in their childhood.[18] Physicist Albert Einstein was a great fan of Karl May's books and is quoted as having said "My whole adolescence stood under his sign. Indeed, even today, he has been dear to me in many a desperate hour..."[16] Many others have given positive statements about their Karl May reading.[19]<br /><br />Adolf Hitler was an admirer, who noted that the novels "overwhelmed" him as a boy, going as far as to ensure "a noticeable decline" in his school grades.[20] According to an anonymous friend, Hitler attended the lecture given by May in Vienna in March 1912 and was enthusiastic about the eventJohn Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512292512993140028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69214672236819364782014-07-28T13:22:53.662-05:002014-07-28T13:22:53.662-05:00Sanford here. J.T. Edson is a fun read assuming yo...Sanford here. J.T. Edson is a fun read assuming you look at it as a satire of popular American westerns. Dusty the great big little man, Mark the Rangeland Hercules and all the other stereotypes he unintentionally lampooned. <br /> The Edge books were popular, at least with teen boys, in the 70s because of the graphic sexual descriptions and unfettered gore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3703914380250774412014-07-28T07:56:50.511-05:002014-07-28T07:56:50.511-05:00John Cunningham--- I've read Karl May (in the ...John Cunningham--- I've read Karl May (in the original German) and I believe there was a movie based on his book 'Winnetou'--- an American movie. <br /><br />J. T. Edson sounds like a familiar name, I'll have to see if I own anything of his. If not, I'll have to go to the used book store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19016677360870639092014-07-27T19:47:55.345-05:002014-07-27T19:47:55.345-05:00@Anonymous at 6:44 PM: That's a great idea! ...@Anonymous at 6:44 PM: That's a great idea! I wonder . . . outlaw Maxwell? Injun-fighter Maxwell? I could have a lot of fun with that!<br /><br />:-)<br />Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14759877404746423652014-07-27T19:32:39.112-05:002014-07-27T19:32:39.112-05:00I have never read his books, but there was a Germa...I have never read his books, but there was a German author of Westerns named Karl May in the late 1800s/early 1900s. allegedly Hitler was an avid reader.John Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512292512993140028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46262817917931313622014-07-27T18:44:25.769-05:002014-07-27T18:44:25.769-05:00Hi Peter,
Yes! Perhaps you can make the protago...Hi Peter,<br /><br /> Yes! Perhaps you can make the protagonist an ancestor of Steve Maxwell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77698404677909921232014-07-27T18:43:04.422-05:002014-07-27T18:43:04.422-05:00I have completely forgotten about him. I grew up i...I have completely forgotten about him. I grew up in SA as well and read him and L'Amour, along with Terry Harknett's Edge under the pen name G. Gilman. I probably still have some of Edson's books in boxes in my garage. Damn, talk about memories.Woelf Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854304738363036691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3726353885486571782014-07-27T17:53:04.560-05:002014-07-27T17:53:04.560-05:00This sure brings back some memories. As a teen I ...This sure brings back some memories. As a teen I read everything available by him. Used to find him at used book stores in Long Beach, never saw any of his books on the shelves in the town where I lived. He's now also available on Kindle, you know. And I second the idea of your writing some westerns, I'd definitely buy them. Spikessibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586799040314152959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-91974441061007621812014-07-27T14:52:20.616-05:002014-07-27T14:52:20.616-05:00Hey Peter;
Another prolific writer of westerns...Hey Peter;<br /><br /> Another prolific writer of westerns was "William W. Johnson. He also wrote post apocalyptic stories that did span decades. MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77468083060747259472014-07-27T12:52:52.128-05:002014-07-27T12:52:52.128-05:00If you decide to give it a go, I'm willing to ...If you decide to give it a go, I'm willing to read the output. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com