H.L. Davis

H.L. Davis (born Oct. 18, 1896, Yoncalla, Ore., U.S.—died Oct. 31, 1960, San Antonio, Texas) was an American novelist and poet who wrote realistically about the West, rejecting the stereotype of the cowboy as hero. Davis worked as a cowboy, typesetter, and surveyor and in other jobs before being recognized for his writing. He first received recognition for his poems, written as imitations of the poetry of Detlev von Liliencron, a 19th-century German poet. Later...