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Harry Sinclair Drago
1888–1979
A hugely prolific writer of Western adventure, he also brought a reporter’s eye for detail to stories and histories of the American frontier. His career ranged from newspaper work and Hollywood screenwriting to dozens of novels set in the Southwest and Old West.
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Smoke of the .45
by Harry Sinclair Drago
About the author
Born in 1888, Harry Sinclair Drago was an American novelist, screenwriter, and historian whose work was closely tied to the mythology and history of the West. Sources agree that he worked as a reporter and columnist for the Toledo Bee, and later spent time in Hollywood as a scriptwriter before turning heavily toward book writing.
He became especially well known for Western fiction and for nonfiction books about outlaws, frontier life, and the American Southwest. Archival and reference sources describe him as a very productive author, and his papers are preserved in major research collections, reflecting a long career that stretched across journalism, film, and historical writing.
Drago died in 1979. For listeners drawn to classic Western storytelling, his work stands out for blending fast-moving adventure with a strong interest in the real people and places behind frontier legend.