Prompted by the previous post, a friend of mine sent me a scan of the cover from this William Heuman novel. I like it so much I decided to go ahead and post it. I feel like I ought to know who the artist is, but I can't read the signature on the scan. I own a copy of this book but have never read it. I may have to dig through the stacks and piles of books and see if I can find it. In addition to Westerns, Heuman also wrote some YA sports novels, and I'll bet they're worth reading.
UPDATE: Thanks to Steve Lewis, I can confirm that the cover of this book was painted by Lou Kimmel.
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The list isn't complete, but here are the William Heuman novels I own. He wrote a ton of short stories for the pulps also, westerns, sports, adventure and so on.
WILLIAM HEUMAN -
Bullets for Mulvane (Ace T-486; c.1960)
Gunhand from Texas (Avon 569; c.1954)
Hardcase Halloran (Ace Double F-254; c.1964)
Heller from Texas (Gold Medal 681; c.1957; 1st pr., June 1957)
Hunt the Man Down (Gold Medal 187; c.1951)
Mulvane on the Prod (Avon T-144; c.1962)
Mulvane’s War (Avon T-386; c.1960)
My Brother the Gunman (Ace Double D-380; c.1959)
On to Sante Fe (Gold Medal 287; c.1953; 1st pr., Feb 1953)
The Range Buster (Gold Medal 944; c.1954; 2nd pr., Nov 1959)
Red Runs the River (Gold Medal 216; c.1952)
Ride for Texas (Gold Medal 992; c.1954; 2nd pr., Apr 1960)
Roll the Wagons (Gold Medal 146; c.1951)
Then Came Mulvane (Avon 855; c.1959)
Wagon Train West (Gold Medal 842; c.1959; 1st pr., Jan 1959)
I don't know who Mulvane is, but I see that he was in at least three of them.
Thanks, Steve. I've read MY BROTHER THE GUNMAN, which I recall has a very nice twist about halfway through it, and at least one more Heuman novel, I think GUNHAND FROM TEXAS. Obviously I don't remember that one as well, but I know I liked it. I have at least some of the Mulvane books but don't recall ever reading any of them.
Looks an old Wildcat O'Shay cover, doesn't it? Sort of.
RJR
Yeah, I can see the resemblance.
I have just recently discovered HEUMAN, but I like him a lot. I was actually led to him by a comment from JOHN JAKES, who stated-- in some introduction to something-- that HEUMAN was his fave writer from the old pulp days, and that he [JAKES] could never understand why there was no cult following for him today.
After I found and read a few old paperbacks I could see what JAKES meant. In particular, HEUMAN seems to be very effective at evoking a given and specific historical time and place in all his westerns: there is always a strong sense of location and period... probably an influence on JAKES' own writing to be sure.
I would also like to recommend one book that was actually available through my local library system in a recent large-print edition. It is called KEELBOATS WEST and is a very exciting Mississippi boat-race story.
Anyway, thanks for posting.
Al
Al,
Thanks for the comment. I have several more Heuman books to read, including KEELBOATS WEST, and I always pick up his books when I come across them.
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