title: Tarzan Forever : The Life of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Creator of Tarzan
author:  John Taliaferro 
description: He didn't begin writing fiction until he was almost 36 years old, with a mediocre track record in school, the army, and business. But once Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) found his calling, it took him barely six months to produce one of the most enduring characters in popular culture. Tarzan of the Apes was a smash hit all around--in the pulp magazine where he first appeared, in book form, and eventually in a series of movies. As in <a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316831905/${0}">his previous book</a> about "America's Cowboy Artist" Charles M. Russell, Texas-based journalist Taliaferro displays a healthy appreciation for the work of a mass entertainer without making exaggerated claims for its artistic merits. The biographer also knowledgeably describes the publishing environment in which Burroughs operated, showing how the managerial skills the author acquired in a long string of boring jobs helped him squeeze every nickel out of his literary creations. This all-American moxie linked Chicago-born Burroughs to his readers, who also shared his fascination with exotic places (from Africa to Mars), heroes distinguished by brawn and brains, and heroines as scantily clad as possible. While the text capably chronicles Burroughs's personal affairs, Taliaferro sensibly keeps his focus on the fascinating role the Tarzan creator played in our collective fantasy life and in the development of commercial culture. <i>--Wendy Smith</i>
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  # A Fighting Man of Mars
  
  
  ## Edgar Rice Burroughs
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  **Published:** 1930  
  
  
  **Categorie(s):** Fiction, Science Fiction  
  
  
  **Source:** http://gutenberg.net.au
  
  
  
  
  
  **About Burroughs:**  
  
  
  Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an
  
  
  American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero
  
  
  Tarzan, although he also produced works in many genres. Source:
  
  
  Wikipedia
  
  
  
  
  
  **Also available on Feedbooks
  
  
  Burroughs:**
  
  
  
  
  
  * _< a href=
  
  
  "http://generation.feedbooks.com/book/69.epub">Tarzan of the
  
  
  Apes_ (1912)
  
  
  * _[A
  
  
  Princess of Mars_ (1912)
  
  
  * _[The
  
  
  Gods of Mars_ (1918)
  
  
  * _< a href=
  
  
  "http://generation.feedbooks.com/book/1217.epub">John Carter and
  
  
  the Giant of Mars_ (1940)
  
  
  * _[The
  
  
  Warlord of Mars_ (1918)
  
  
  * _[The
  
  
  Chessmen of Mars_ (1922)
  
  
  * _< a href=
  
  
  "http://generation.feedbooks.com/book/437.epub">Thuvia Maid of
  
  
  Mars_ (1920)
  
  
  * _[The
  
  
  Ma