Eugene Manlove Rhodes
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Eugene Manlove Rhodes was a writer who was nicknamed the "cowboy chronicler".
Rhodes was born in Tecumseh, Nebraska
. He moved to New Mexico
with his parents in 1881 and "fell in love" with the state. By age sixteen, he was an accomplished stonemason and road builder. He helped build the road from Engle, New Mexico, to Tularosa, New Mexico
.
Rhodes was an avid reader, and he was mostly self-educated in his youth. In 1888, he studied at the University of Pacific in California
. He began publishing anonymous works in the college newspaper. In 1890, he was unable to continue his studies due to financial problems.
His first non-anonymous work was the poem "Charlie Graham".
In 1899, Rhodes married May Louise Davison Purple, a widow with 2 sons. He spent the next two decades away from New Mexico. He published seven novels during this time. He and his wife returned to New Mexico in 1926. They spent less than a year living in Santa Fe
. After that they lived in Alamogordo. When they could no longer afford rent there, Albert Bacon Fall gave them a house at White Mountain near Three Rivers, New Mexico
.
In 1930, Rhodes's poor health forced him to move to Pacific Beach, California. He died four years later and, per his request, he was buried in the San Andres Mountains
. He published ten books between 1910 and 1934.
Most of his works were published in newspapers and magazines before they were published individually. Despite his literary success, he was not financially successful.
Alamogordo Public Library
holds a collection of books, correspondence, clippings, magazines, and original manuscripts related to Rhodes. The library's Eugene Manlove Rhodes Room houses this collection and the library's other Southwest books.
Rhodes was born in Tecumseh, Nebraska
Tecumseh, Nebraska
Tecumseh is a city in and the county seat of Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tecumseh is located at ....
. He moved to New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
with his parents in 1881 and "fell in love" with the state. By age sixteen, he was an accomplished stonemason and road builder. He helped build the road from Engle, New Mexico, to Tularosa, New Mexico
Tularosa, New Mexico
Tularosa is a village in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It shares its name with the Tularosa Basin, in which the town is located. To the east, Tularosa is flanked by the western edge of the Sacramento Mountains. The population was 2,864 at the 2000 census...
.
Rhodes was an avid reader, and he was mostly self-educated in his youth. In 1888, he studied at the University of Pacific in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He began publishing anonymous works in the college newspaper. In 1890, he was unable to continue his studies due to financial problems.
His first non-anonymous work was the poem "Charlie Graham".
In 1899, Rhodes married May Louise Davison Purple, a widow with 2 sons. He spent the next two decades away from New Mexico. He published seven novels during this time. He and his wife returned to New Mexico in 1926. They spent less than a year living in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
. After that they lived in Alamogordo. When they could no longer afford rent there, Albert Bacon Fall gave them a house at White Mountain near Three Rivers, New Mexico
Three Rivers, New Mexico
Three Rivers is an unincorporated community in Otero County, United States. Its elevation is 4,570 feet .-Notable people:*Virginia Klinekole, first female president of the Mescalero Apache, 1959*Sara Misquez, president of the Mescalero Apache...
.
In 1930, Rhodes's poor health forced him to move to Pacific Beach, California. He died four years later and, per his request, he was buried in the San Andres Mountains
San Andres Mountains
The San Andres Mountains are a mountain range in the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico, in the counties of Socorro, Sierra, and Doña Ana. The range extends about 75 miles north to south, but are only about 12 miles wide at their widest...
. He published ten books between 1910 and 1934.
Most of his works were published in newspapers and magazines before they were published individually. Despite his literary success, he was not financially successful.
Alamogordo Public Library
Alamogordo Public Library
Alamogordo Public Library is the public library serving Alamogordo, New Mexico and Otero County, New Mexico. The library has extensive collections of Spanish-language and German-language books and of materials related to the Western writer Eugene Manlove Rhodes.-History:Alamogordo Public Library...
holds a collection of books, correspondence, clippings, magazines, and original manuscripts related to Rhodes. The library's Eugene Manlove Rhodes Room houses this collection and the library's other Southwest books.
Books
- Good men and true. Illustrations by H. T. Dunn, 1910
- Bransford in Arcadia; 1914
- Desire of the Moth and The Come On; illustrations by H.T. Dunn, 1916
- West is West, 1917
- Stepsons of light, 1921
- Say now shibboleth, 1921
- Copper Streak Trail 1922
- Once in the saddle, and Paso´ por aqui´, 1927
- Trusty knaves, 1933
- Penalosa, 1934
- Beyond the desert, 1934
- The Proud Sheriff, 1935
- Little World Waddies, 1946
- Best novels and stories; edited by Frank V. Dearing. Introd. by J. Frank Dobie, 1949
- Sunset Land, 1955
- Bar Cross man; the life & personal writings of Eugene Manlove Rhodes [by] W.H. Hutchinson. 1956
- Rhodes reader; stories of virgins, villains, and varmints. Selected by W. H. Hutchinson, 1957
- Recognition : the poems of Eugene Manlove Rhodes / illustrated by Martha Julian, 1997