Walt Coburn was a famous western author in the pulps. He started his career as a writer when his lifetime goal of being a cowboy was ended after an accident. With a little encouragement from author
Robert J. Horton, who had heard Coburn's stories earlier and realized his talent for storytelling, Coburn parlayed his start with a vignette in the July 8, 1922 issue of
Argosy into a thirty year, multi-million word career in the pulps.
![Author Walt Coburn riding a horse near his house in Tucson, Arizona Author Walt Coburn riding a horse near his house in Tucson, Arizona](https://xos2pg.bn.files.1drv.com/y4m9RMggrjbHivy5EfWPWY_UFgc2GxDCQPYVMXy_FNTA9oyZ_E9Md4eZuzbzQ5bt0r39ig4rJ6K1IDjzRjajiy5FOqd_UXGQM86HCeMvwg4N9asohi4LzeCVVDb4VYF-gU6DVTq7rxGt9xDSSBuGbiNmnCHGZcYfw8Mn78OEXxIk1iAk8jFLTr6KSjeaOnFDsAqW3wamvxLaLJ5AuKpdV0qBg?width=2257&height=3000&cropmode=none) |
Author Walt Coburn riding a horse near his house in Tucson, Arizona |