2 Quotes & Sayings By Preston William Slosson
Preston William Slosson was born on May 21, 1887, in Alton, Illinois, the youngest of seven children of a Methodist minister. He attended the University of Illinois (BA 1907) and accepted a position with the Chicago Tribune as a reporter. His first published story, "The Last Clash of the Camanchees," appeared in Scribner's Magazine in 1909. Slosson's first novel, The Delegation, was published in 1912
Later he became known for his popular western novels set among Indians and cowboys. Among them were The Shadow Riders (1924), The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1927), The Far-West of Billy Riley (1931), and Trail's End (1936). He frequently collaborated with his wife, Grace Louise Slosson.