Salt River [Typed Manuscript published as "Johnny Vengeance"] [Weird Tales] [Pulp Fiction] Gruber, Frank Fiction/Literature

Typed manuscript from one of the more prolific pulp and screen writers of the mid century, Frank Gruber (1904-1969). Gruber began writing stories forWeird Tales,Shadow Magazine, The Spider,Black Mask,Dime Mystery,and others, publishing some 300 stories for over 40 magazines in the span of about 30 years. Once he caught on as a writer, he began turning his attention to novels, generally in the Western and Detective Fiction genres, publishing more than 60 in his lifetime. He also penned 65 screenplays, and numerous television scripts. This novel, published asJohnny Vengeanceby Rinehart in 1954, is set just after the Civil War and tells the story of a child who grows up seeking revenge upon the 4 murderers of his parents, a commonplace story in the genre. An excellent representation of the work, in edited manuscript form, of a versatile and influential writer across many literary and media genres. 11x8.5" sheets, ribbon copy, typed rectos only, 163pp. Numerous hand corrections and changes in pencil throughout, published title in manuscript on title page. Brad bound in plain gray wrappers which show some smudging and wear. Sheets lightly toned and clean