American novelist
Grover C. "Bill" Gulick (February 22, 1916 – October 25, 2013[1]) was an American writer and historian from Walla Walla, Washington.[2]
Early life
Gulick was born in Kansas City, Missouri. According to his autobiography, his grandmother wanted him to be named after his father, as Grover Cleveland Gulick, Jr.; but his mother resisted fiercely, and they eventually compromised with Grover C. (only) Gulick, "with my Mother saying I could choose my own middle name when I became old enough to do so." He later acquired the nickname 'Bill'.[3]
He graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1934. The following September, he attended the University of Oklahoma.[3]
Career
Gulick had numerous short stories and 20 novels published, of which three have been made into movies.[2] His book Snake River Country won the 1971 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award as Best Non-fiction Book.
Short stories
Books
- 1950 – Bend of the Snake, novel
- 1952 – A Drum Calls West, novel
- 1954 – A Thousand for the Cariboo, novel
- 1958 – The Land Beyond, novel
- 1958 – Showdown in the Sun, novel
- 1961 - Shaming of Broken Horn, novel
- 1962 – The Moon-Eyed Appaloosa, novel
- 1963 – Hallelujah Trail, novel
- 1966 – They Come to a Valley, novel
- 1969 – Liveliest Town in the West, novel
- 1971 – The Country Club Caper, novel
- 1971 – Snake River Country, non-fiction
- 1979 – Treasure in Hell's Canyon, novel
- 1981 – Chief Joseph Country: Land of the Nez Percé, non-fiction
- 1988 – Northwest Destiny: A Trilogy, Distant Trails 1805–1836; Gathering Storm 1837–1868; Lost Wallowa 1869–1879, novel
- 1990 – Roadside History of Oregon, non-fiction
- 1996 – A Traveler's History of Washington, non-fiction[5]
- 1997 - Roll On, Columbia: To the Pacific : A Historical Novel (To the Pacific/Bill Gulick, Bk 1), historical fiction [6]
Filmography
- Hallelujah Trail (1965), based on the novel Hallelujah Trail, aka 'John Sturges' The Hallelujah Trail[4]
- Hotel de Paree (1960), 1 episode: "Sundance and the Greenhorn Trader"[4]
- The Road to Denver (1955), based on a Saturday Evening Post story[4]
- Bend of the River (1952), based on the novel Bend of the Snake[4]
