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Jack Schaefer

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born

in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

November 19, 1907

died

January 24, 1991

gender

male

genre

Westerns, Children's Books

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Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of an attorney. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1929 with a major in English. He attended graduate school at Columbia University from 1929-30, but left without completing his Master of Arts degree. He then went to work for the United Press. In his long career as a journalist, he would hold editorial positions at many eastern publications.

Schaefer's first success as a novelist came in 1949 with his memorable novel Shane, set in Wyoming. Few realized that Schaefer himself had never been anywhere near the west. Nevertheless, he continued writing successful westerns, selling his home in Connecticut and moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1955.

In 1975 Schaefer received the Western Literature Assoc...more

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Jack Schaefer's Books

Average rating: 3.67 · 4,002 ratings · 304 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors

	Shane by Jack Schaefer, Wendell Minor (Illustrations) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 3,810 ratings — published 1949 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monte Walsh 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Canyon 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Ramon 3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Company of Cowards 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Stories of Jack Schaefer 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Blood and Other Stories 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1954 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heroes without Glory: Some Good Men of the Old West by Jack Schaefer, Oakley Hall (Foreword) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1965 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shane And Other Stories 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conversations with a Pocket Gopher, and Other Outspoken Neighbors 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1978	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jack Schaefer

“What a man knows isn’t important. It’s what he is that counts”
― Jack Schaefer

tags: joe-starrett, shane

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“Listen, Bob. A gun is just a tool. No better and no worse than any other tool, a shovel- or an axe or a saddle or a stove or anything. Think of it always that way. A gun is as good- and as bad- as the man who carries it. Remember that.”
― Jack Schaefer

tags: cowboy, joe-starret

6 people liked it

“Ernie's past friendship. Your debt is to the living.”
― Jack Schaefer

tags: cowboys, joe-starret, shane

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