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  1. Jack Schaefer. Jack Warner Schaefer (November 19, 1907 – 24 January 1991) [1] was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known works are the 1949 novel Shane, considered the greatest western novel by the Western Writers of America, [2] and the 1964 children's book Stubby Pringle's Christmas .

  2. Jack Warren Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four children of Carl and Minnie Schaefer. The family moved to Lakewood when Jack was three years old. Both his parents were avid readers, and his father was good friends with poet/author Carl Sandburg. Besides playing piano and editing the yearbook, Schaefer's main hobby was reading.

  3. Biography. General readers and historians have accepted Jack Warner Schaefer (SHAY-fur) as both a gifted twentieth century storyteller and a writer of the American West. However, academics have ...

  4. Jan 24, 1991 · Jack Schaefer. 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 ...

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  5. Conversations with a Pocket Gopher. (1978) Description / Buy at Amazon. Jack Schaefer was an American writer born in 1907 best known for his work in the genre of Westerns. Readers will most likely associate Jack Schaefer with his book ‘Shane’. +Biography. Jack Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Jack’s father was a German Attorney.

  6. Dec 14, 2023 · Jack Schaefer’s debut novel, “Shane,” was published in 1949 and quickly became a literary sensation. The story of a mysterious gunfighter who comes to the aid of a struggling family resonated with readers around the world. “Shane” explored themes of honor, loyalty, and the struggle between good and evil. The impact of “Shane ...

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  8. Jack Schaefer was a journalist and writer known for his authentic and memorable characters set in the American West. Schaefer received the Western Literature Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 1975 and the Saddleman Award in 1986 from the Western Writers of America. His popular Western novels include SHANE (1949) and MONTE WALSH (1963).

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