Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. he is recognized by modern critics as on of the most innovative writers of his generation. (Information from Wikipedia)
Articles in Western American Literature:
Stephen Crane and The Western Myth, by Robert Glen Deamer
Stephen Crane, Eastern Outsider in the West and Mexico, by Jamie Robertson
Remarks on the Western Stance Of Stephen Crane, by Robert Glen Deamer
From Derision to Desire: The “Greaser” in Stephen Crane’s Mexican Stories and D. W. Griffith’s Early Westerns, by Juan Alonzo
Western American Literature Research 