Eugene Cunningham Explained

Eugene Cunningham (1896–1957) was an American writer of western, mystery, and sea stories.^[1]

Eugene Cunningham was born on November 29, 1896, in Helena, Arkansas.^[2] However, he was for many years a resident of El Paso, and folks there often assumed he was a native Texan. He moved at some point to California, and died at his home in San Francisco on October 18, 1957, aged 60.

He penned a number of Western novels, including Riders of the Night, Buckaroo, and Diamond River Man. In non-fiction, Triggernometry examined the gunfighters of the Wild West.

Bibliography

Novels

• The Regulation Guy (1922)
• The Trail To Apacaz (1924)
• Riders of the Night (1932)
• Buckaroo (1933)
• Diamond River Range (1934)
• Texas Sheriff (1934)
• Border Guns (1935)
• Quick Triggers (1935) (aka Quick Trigger)
• Redshirts of Destiny (1935)
• Trail of the Macaw (1935)
• Pistol Passport (1936)
• Whistling Lead (1936)
• The Ranger Way (1937)
• Texas Triggers (1938)
• Gun Bulldogger (1939)
• Red Range (1939)
• The Trail from the River (1939)
• Spiderweb Trail (1940)
• Mesquite Maverick (1955)
• Riding Gun (1956)
• Bravo Trail (1957)

Collections

• Trails West (2000)

Non fiction

• Famous in the West (1926)
• Triggernometry: A Gallery of Gunfighters (1934)
• Gene Rhodes (1938)

Omnibus editions

• Hell-for-Leather (1934)

Notes and References

1. News: October 19, 1957 . Writer Dies in S.F. Home . 12 . .
2. News: October 22, 1957 . Former EP Writer Dies on Coast . 16 . .