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About Lauran Paine

Birth

1916

Death

2001

Lauran Bosworth Paine was an American writer of Western fiction.

Lauran Paine was a prolific American author who wrote over a thousand books throughout his career.

His deep personal experience in rodeos and the livestock trade brought a unique authenticity to his Western novels.

Due to publishing limitations of his time, he used dozens of pseudonyms, with Troy Howard being one of the most well-known.

Although famous for his Westerns like Open Range, he also explored genres such as science fiction, romance, and mystery.

Beyond his work as a novelist, he was a researcher who wrote about military history, witchcraft, and life in the Old West.