James Warner Bellah (1899-1976) was a journalist, WW1 fighter pilot, author and screenwriter. He wrote 19 novels, but is perhaps best known for his screenplays, which include Ten Tall Men, Rio Grande, The Sea Chase, Sergeant Rutledge & The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
Four powerful novels of men caught in the violence, passion, intrigue and terror of war, spanning centuries and continents.
James Warner Bellah wrote this memorable collection of stories, winner of the prestigious Alfred A. Knopf Literary prize, in just nineteen hours while still a student at Columbia University. Its success launched Bellah's long, remarkable career as a novelist and screenwriter (Rio Grande, Man Who Shot Liberty Valance). Now, over a hundred since it's release, it is finally back in print.
In the horrific quiet before the battle, Captain MacLaw handed his pistol to the woman he loved and said: "There are six cartridges. Save one for yourself." If it came to that, she would... and take six savages with her.
