{"product_id":"pulp-writer-paul-s-powers-9780803259843","title":"Pulp Writer: Twenty Years in the American Grub Street","description":"He wrote under at least eight pseudonyms, published hundreds of short stories and novellas in pulp magazines, and lived a life at times as outrageous as his fiction. \u003ci\u003ePulp Writer\u003c\/i\u003e tells of Paul S. Powers's travels from serious literary ambitions to the pages of \u003ci\u003eWild West Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, of his seeking his fortune (or material, at any rate) in the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado, and of his life in Arizona and California as he reaped the rewards of his wildly successful \u003ci\u003eWild West Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e characters such as Sonny Tabor and Kid Wolf. Extending from the Great Depression to the golden age of the pulps, Powers's career, chronicled here in often laugh-out-loud style, is an American success story of true grit and commercial savvy and of a larger-than-life character with questionable but endlessly entertaining Western lore to spare. In the process, he provides a valuable and rarely-chronicled look at the business of writing and publishing pulp fiction during its golden years. Powers's granddaughter Laurie never knew her grandfather and lost touch with his side of the family. In her biographical essays, she finds her lost family and discovers the \u003ci\u003ePulp Writer\u003c\/i\u003e manuscript. Her essays also provide a valuable historical context for pulp publications such as \u003ci\u003eWild West Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and their importance during the Great Depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul S. Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803259840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803259843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.67w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2007 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2007","brand":"Paul S. Powers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926188556543,"sku":"9780803259843","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9be4aab3-928a-44f4-ac82-5f6805f243f8.jpg?v=1681081693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pulp-writer-paul-s-powers-9780803259843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}