William MacLeod Raine’s Followers (15)

William MacLeod Raine

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

June 22, 1871

Died

July 25, 1954

Genre

Literature & Fiction

edit data

William MacLeod Raine (June 22, 1871 - July 25, 1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.

William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.

In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, th William MacLeod Raine (June 22, 1871 - July 25, 1954), was a British-born American novelist who wrote fictional adventure stories about the American Old West.

William MacLeod Raine was born in London, the son of William and Jessie Raine. After his mother died, his family migrated from England to Arkansas when Macleod was ten years old, eventually settling on a cattle ranch near the Texas-Arkansas border.

In 1894, after graduating from Oberlin College, Macleod left Arkansas and headed for the western U.S. He became the principal of a school in Seattle while contributing columns to a local newspaper. After leaving Seattle, he moved to Denver, where he worked as a reporter and editorial writer for local periodicals, including the Republican, the Post, and the Rocky Mountain News. At this time he began to publish short stories, eventually becoming a full time free lance fiction writer, and finally finding his literary home in the novel.

His earliest novels were romantic histories taking place in the English countryside. However, after spending some time with the Arizona Rangers, Macleod shifted his literary focus and began to utilize the American West as a setting. The publication of Wyoming in 1908 marks the beginning of his prolific career, during which time he averaged nearly two western novels a year until his death in 1954. In 1920 he was awarded an M.L. degree from the University of Colorado where he had established that school's first journalism course. During the First World War 500,000 copies of one of his books were sent to British soldiers in the trenches. Twenty of his novels have been filmed. Despite his prolificness, he was a slow, careful, conscientious worker, intent on accurate detail, and considered himself a craftsman rather than an artist.

In 1905 Mr. Raine married Jennie P. Langley, who died in 1922. In 1924 he married Florence A Hollingsworth: they had a daughter. Though he traveled a good deal, Denver was considered his home.

William MacLeod Raine died on July 25, 1954 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
...more

Combine Editions
William MacLeod Raine’s books

Average rating: 3.9 · 2,975 ratings · 163 reviews · 459 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Texas Ranger 3.81 avg rating — 734 ratings — published 1911 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story 3.81 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1921 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sheriff's Son by William MacLeod Raine, Harold James Cue (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1917 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	10 Western Novels: Boxed Set 3.80 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Famous Sheriffs and Western Outlaws: Incredible True Stories of Wild West Showdowns and Frontier Justice 3.58 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1929 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border 3.77 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1910 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man Size 4.32 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1922 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ridgway of Montana 3.48 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1909 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gunsight Pass: Wild West Adventure Novel 3.92 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1921	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North by William MacLeod Raine, George Ellis Wolfe (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1917 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by William MacLeod Raine…

Quotes by William MacLeod Raine (?)

“Both were men who knew the frontier code and each other. At a time of action speech, beyond the curtest of monosyllables, was surplusage.”
― William MacLeod Raine, The Collected Westerns of William MacLeod Raine: 21 Novels in One Volume (Unexpurgated Edition)

0 likes

“Oh!" he answered smiling, "Mr. Murray!
I am glad to see you. I have been with several of your relations; the good
lady your mother was of great use to us at Perth.”
― William MacLeod Raine, A Daughter of Raasay: A Tale of the '45

tags: insults, jacobites, lord-balmerino, secretary-murray, snitches, treacherous-fellow

0 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Stress Free Readi...: Stupid Criminals - Edition 1 (Individual)	88	327	Nov 30, 2018 12:11AM
The History Book ...: RADIAH'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2018	57	106	Jan 18, 2019 07:18PM
Book Nook Cafe: The Book Salon ~~ February 2021	289	55	Mar 02, 2021 08:52AM
Nothing But Readi...: Serious Readers Challenge 2021: Level 1	116	1023	Nov 09, 2021 01:12AM
The Reading For P...: What are you Currently Reading? Share Your Reads with Us	3608	657	Feb 08, 2024 06:29AM
Goodreads Librari...: Author Strings #0003	448	112	May 09, 2025 04:44PM
LOTSA SPELL CHALL...: River Plantation Covered Bridge Challenge	59	27	Aug 09, 2025 02:16AM
LOTSA SPELL CHALL...: A Pub Crawl Around England I: London to Cornwall	182	44	Oct 11, 2025 05:41PM

More…