The Best Western Stories of Ryerson Johnson — Ryerson Johnson

With the publication of this collection, the remarkable literary career of Ryerson Johnson enters its sixty-fifth year. Whether historically based, geographically realistic, or adult fairy stories, these eleven tales are escapist fiction at its best. It would be hard to imagine any writer, past or present, with a more varied list of credits covering a broader spectrum of the marketplace than Johnson. His articles appeared in such diverse publications as Collier's, Parent's Magazine, Writer's Digest, Argosy, Western Story, and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. His career also included authoring the storylines of several children's books, dialogue for comic books, and teleplays for such popular television series as Death Valley Days.