Monte Walsh Part 1 of 2

by Jack Schaefer

Part One Of Two Parts Monte Walsh could bust a bronco, turn a stampede, survive on mashed beans, take on two in a brawl, string barbed-wire barehanded, and do anything else that needed to be done. He was the kind of man who preferred coffee to whiskey and horseback to an easy chair. Living in a routine where every day would seem alike if the weather weren't so cantankerous, Monte and his friends at the Slash Y Ranch typify what was strongest, most honest, and most admirable about the cowboys at the turn of the century. "The publication of SHANE in 1949 brought Jack Schaefer instant recognition. But it is in MONTE WALSH, first published in 1963, that Schaefer finds room to express the breadth of his understanding and affection of the West." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

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Published January 1, 1963

About the author

Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of an attorney. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1929 with a major in English. He attended graduate school at Columbia University from 1929-30, but left without completing his Master of Arts degree. He then went to work for the United Press. In his long career as a journalist, he would hold editorial positions at many eastern publications.

Schaefer's first success as a novelist came in 1949 with his memorable novel Shane, set in Wyoming. Few realized that Schaefer himself had never been anywhere near the west. Nevertheless, he continued writing successful westerns, selling his home in Connecticut and moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1955.

In 1975 Schaefer received the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement award.

He died of heart failure in Santa Fe in 1991. Schaefer was married twice, his second wife moving to Santa Fe with him.

Schaefer's novel Monte Walsh was made into a movie in 1970, with Lee Marvin in the title role, and again in 2003 as a TV movie starring Tom Selleck. Shane was also made into a movie and a series.

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