The Max Brand Companion: (Hardcover)

by Jon Tuska (Editor), Vicki Piekarski (Editor) "During the 1930s, when the Fausts lived in Florence, Leonard Bacon and his family were close neighbors..." (more)
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Product Description
Frederick Schiller Faust is not a name many readers recognize, but who does not know the name "Max Brand?" How many avid readers of Max Brand's western classics are familiar with the 18 other pseudonyms used by Faust? Or that the author of Destry Rides Again penned the Doctor Kildare series? Or that Faust worked as a screenwriter, often without credit, on numerous Hollywood films? Or that Faust thought of himself as a poet, writing prose, as he put it, to "pay the bills?" Or that, to pay the bills, he constantly strove to surpass his record of some 20,000 publishable words a day--and that he sold 99 percent of the fiction he wrote? The Max Brand Companion serves to tell the reader about the man as well as the author, charts the history of Faust's work and its derivations, and presents works by Faust himself indicative of the scope and range of his imagination. It is the essential guide to a major American author as well as one of the most popular writers of the 20th century.

About the Author
JON TUSKA and VICKI PIEKARSKI are co-founders of the Golden West Literary Agency as well as authors or editors of numerous works on the American West, including the Encyclopedia of Frontier and Western Fiction, Westward the Women (1988), and Billy the Kid (1994)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (December 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313297509
• ISBN-13: 978-0313297502
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,544,227 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Guide For Any Fan Of The Great Max Brand, November 29, 2005

By	Andrew Salmon (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I picked up this book I was new to the fiction of Max Brand and wanted to know more about this genius. Brand's (Frederick Faust's) accomplishments are still legendary in the world of the written word and this volume gives you a fascinating, comprehensive overview of the man and his work. Amongst personal letters and bios and the recollections of people who knew and worked with Faust, there is, I believe, a complete list of the man's incredible output. If you think Brand (Faust) was just a western writer, guess again. He wrote in just about every genre of fiction and did it with distinction. And the fact that millions all over the world are still reading his work 60 years after his tragic death in combat during World War Two is a testament to his talent. For the long-time fan the book is a must but for the new reader like myself it provides a great introduction to one of the greatest writers of all time. Well worth the purchase price. A priceless guide.