W. J.

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W. J.

A prolific American storyteller, he became a favorite with readers for fast-moving westerns, survivalist adventures, and horror novels packed with grit and action. His books helped build a long-running frontier fiction legacy that continued after his death.

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A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations.

A Collection of Seven and Fifty approved Receipts Good against the Plague Taken out of the five books of that renowned Dr. Don Alexes secrets, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people of these nations.

by W. J., Piemontese Alessio

About the author

Born in southern Missouri in 1938, he grew up in a family shaped by a minister father and a schoolteacher mother. Before becoming a full-time novelist, he worked a varied string of jobs, including time in radio broadcasting, and those real-world experiences helped give his fiction its direct, hard-driving voice.

He began writing in 1970 and published his first novel, The Devil's Kiss, in 1979. Over the years he became known for westerns as well as horror and survivalist fiction, with popular series including The Last Mountain Man, Preacher, Eagles, and the long-running Ashes novels.

He died in 2004, but his readership never really faded. His niece and longtime assistant J.A. Johnstone later continued writing in the Johnstone world, helping keep his characters and brand alive for new generations of readers.