The Shootist

Name: The Shootist
Author: Glendon Swarthout

by Glendon Swarthout

Western about aging gunslinger facing death in final days

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Glendon Swarthout

Glendon Swarthout was an American novelist whose Westerns and adventure novels were distinguished by their literary quality and moral seriousness. The Shootist, about an aging gunfighter dying of cancer, was filmed as John Wayne's last movie. He received the Spur Award from Western Writers of America.

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