tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post3763116514065841849..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: G. F. Unger, Last Chance CampRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-24264746897521540862014-01-17T08:19:35.534-08:002014-01-17T08:19:35.534-08:00May has probably sold the most copies of westerns ...May has probably sold the most copies of westerns in the world. Unger writes in a less mystical way about Indians (at least in the examples I have seen).Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-23324090321795459192014-01-17T08:16:39.777-08:002014-01-17T08:16:39.777-08:00Thanks, David, for the additional thoughts on this...Thanks, David, for the additional thoughts on this subject. I saw your page about Leonard Meares at your website. His books are hard to come by in the US.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-62527450910005527302014-01-17T07:44:45.911-08:002014-01-17T07:44:45.911-08:00Very, very interesting stuff, Ron, especially for ...Very, very interesting stuff, Ron, especially for someone like me, who has a particular interest in prolific writers, My dear and still-missed friend, Len Meares, for example, wrote 748 books, most of them westerns under the name Marshall Grover. These were all originally published in Australia. And mention of Karl May reminds me that next month, Piccadilly Publishing issues the first in a short series of SHATTERHAND novels, continuing the adventures of May's most popular character, this time written by B. J. Holmes.<br />benbridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074912534960234391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-83889980879640716742014-01-17T05:42:02.399-08:002014-01-17T05:42:02.399-08:00Thanks for the fascinating post, Ron. Another popu...Thanks for the fascinating post, Ron. Another popular German author of Westerns is Karl May (pronounced "My" who was influential in shaping German readers' views of the American frontier as as well as the American Indian. thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-70412722214933289032014-01-16T15:40:38.089-08:002014-01-16T15:40:38.089-08:00So far as I know, Unger has never been translated ...So far as I know, Unger has never been translated into English.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-86350203284212056092014-01-16T15:11:46.438-08:002014-01-16T15:11:46.438-08:00Any English versions? Like David I had a tough tim...Any English versions? Like David I had a tough time getting past the 742 novels. He had a lot of stories and a lot of words. Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-77090904515145103442014-01-16T08:30:16.965-08:002014-01-16T08:30:16.965-08:00Have not read any of his but this looks very nice....Have not read any of his but this looks very nice. I'll check it outCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-39763723993238076542014-01-16T06:06:16.366-08:002014-01-16T06:06:16.366-08:00I had a hard time getting past 742 western novels!...I had a hard time getting past 742 western novels! Staggering. But I did read on and added to list of books to grab. Thanks, Ron.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com