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I first discovered the westerns of Wilbur C. Tuttle (1883–1969)—who wrote prolifically for the pulp magazines of the early 20th century as W.C. Tuttle—in the pages of Adventure magazine, where he seemed to have a never-ending stream of excellent stories, all set in the old west. In fact, I later discovered he had published almost a thousand novels and stories, nearly all of which were westerns. This makes him one of the most prolific western writers of all time. He was also a screenwriter beginning in the silent era. He wrote the screenplays for 52 films between 1915 and 1945.
AdventureMany of his stories—including The Buckaroo of Blue Wells—featured a hero named Hashknife Hartley, a wandering cowpoke who always seems to find trouble wherever he goes. His best friend and constant comp
