The Homesman (29 page)
Authors: Glendon Swarthout
About the Author
Glendon Swarthout wrote sixteen novels, many of which were bestsellers and were made into films. Among those were
Seventh Cavalry
(Columbia Pictures, 1956) starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Hale;
They Came To Cordura
(Columbia, 1959) starring Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth;
Where The Boys Are
(MGM, 1960) starring George Hamilton and Paula Prentiss;
Bless The Beasts & Children
(Columbia, 1972) starring Billy Mumy;
The Shootist
(Paramount Pictures, 1976) starring John Wayne and Lauren Bacall; and
A Christmas To Remember
(CBS TV, 1978) starring Joanne Woodward and Jason Robards. With his wife Kathryn, he wrote six books for children, and lived in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Willow Run
They Came to Cordura
Where the Boys Are
Welcome to Thebes
The Cadillac Cowboys
The Eagle and the Iron Cross
Loveland
Bless the Beasts & Children
The Tin Lizzie Troop
Luck and Pluck
The Shootist
The Melodeon
Skeletons
The Old Colts
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Copyright © 1988 by Glendon Swarthout
Afterword © 2014 by Miles Swarthout
Originally published in 1988 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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