Arthur Murray "A.M." Chisholm (July 23, 1871 – January 24, 1960), also known as Bob Chisholm later in life, was an author of

Western fiction Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and ...

. He was the son of

Daniel Black Chisholm Daniel Black Chisholm (November 30, 1832 – September 22, 1898) was a farmer, lawyer and mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1871–1872. In the 1872 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing Hamilton ...

and Cynthia Adelaide (Adeline) Davis. He settled in

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in 1907, where he also served as government agent,

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, and

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. Chisholm wrote many Western and

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novels between 1906 and 1932, which were released by several publishers in the US and by

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in the UK. He was also a contributor to the

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'' for 20 years, until Street & Smith decided in 1930 to "cut out the old writers and get down to material of speedier, cheaper quality."

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* * (Also known as ''Desert Conquest''.) * *

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* * * * * * 1871 births 1960 deaths American Western (genre) novelists 20th-century Canadian male writers 20th-century Canadian novelists Writers from British Columbia University of Toronto alumni {{Canada-writer-stub