At a book signing a while back, legendary Western writer Max Evans (The Rounders, The Hi Lo Country, Goin’ Crazy With Sam Peckinpah and All Our Crazy Friends) was asked to name his favorite writers. The first one he mentioned was John Steinbeck. Davy Crockett/Alamo historian William Groneman III also writes a lot about Steinbeck. I have a collection of Steinbeck first editions; next to Mark Twain, he’s my favorite author. Aside from his The Red Pony (1937), Steinbeck is often overlooked
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