Allan Rucker Bosworth (October 29, 1901 – July 18, 1986) was an American author, newspaperman, and naval officer. He was a prolific writer of novels, short stories and magazine articles. Between 1925 and 1936 he worked at several California newspapers as a reporter and editor. He also served in the United States Navy and Navy Reserve for some 38 years.[1]
Allan R. Bosworth | |
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| Born | Allan Rucker Bosworth October 29, 1901 San Angelo, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 1986 (aged 84) Salem, Virginia, U.S. |
| Pen name | Alamo Boyd |
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| Children | J. Allan Bosworth |
Bosworth also wrote under the pseudonym Alamo Boyd.[1]
Biography
editHe was born in San Angelo, Texas, worked as a journalist in San Francisco, and served in Japan as a Naval public relations officer. He travelled extensively in Europe and the Far East, and lived in Roanoke, Virginia for most of his life. He wrote several novels and short stories in the Western fiction genre. His son Allan Bernard Bosworth is also a writer.
Books
edit- Steel to the Sunset. Arcadia House. 1941.
- Wherever the Grass Grows. Doubleday, Doran and co. 1941.
- Full Crash Dive. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. 1942.
- The Submarine Signaled... Murder!. Select Publications. 1942. (Paperback reprint of Full Crash Dive)
- Wherever the Grass Grows. The Sun Dial Press. 1942.
- A Cabin in the Hills; illus. by David Hendrickson. Doubleday. 1947.
- Hang and Rattle. Doubleday. 1947.
- San Francisco Murders, by Allan R. Bosworth [and others] and Joseph Henry Jackson, editor. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. 1947.
- Sancho of the Long, Long Horns. Illus. by Robert Frankenberg. Doubleday. 1947.
- Bury Me Not. Doubleday. 1948.
- A Cabin in the Hills. Hammond. 1950.
- Ladd of the Lone Star; illustrated by George A. Malik. Aladdin Books. 1952.
- Ginza Go, Papa-san [by] Allan R. Bosworth. Illustrations by Jack Matsuoka. Tuttle. 1955.
- Only the Brave, an Historical Novel. Popular Library. 1955.
- The Lovely World of Richi-san. Harper. 1958.
- The Crows of Edwina Hill. Harper. 1961.
- New Country. Harper. 1962.
- Ozona Country. Harper & Row. 1964.
- Storm Tide [by] Allan R. Bosworth. Harper & Row. 1965.
- America's Concentration Camps. W. W. Norton. 1967.
- My Love Affair with the Navy, by Allan R. Bosworth. Foreword by Ernest M. Eller. Nor. 1969.
Notes
editReferences
editThis article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (November 2022) |
- "Allan R(ucker) Bosworth". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2003.
- The Lovely World of Richi-san. Harper. 1958.
- America's Concentration Camps. W. W. Norton. 1967.
- US Library of Congress (2006). "Library of Congress Online Catalog".
- "The FictionMags Index". Archived from the original on 30 August 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2006.
- "Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center entry on Allan R. Bosworth". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
- My Love Affair with the Navy, by Allan R. Bosworth. Foreword by Ernest M. Eller. Nor. 1969.
External links
edit- Allan R. Bosworth at Library of Congress, with 21 library catalog records (previous page of browse report under 'Bosworth, Allan R. (Allan Rucker), 1901–')
- Alamo Boyd at LC Authorities, no records, and one work at WorldCat: OCLC 4142680