Marc C. Crump was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. At the age of eight, his parents moved to Needles, California. He enjoyed his formative years in the Mojave Desert where he learned to shoot, hunt and ride horses. He fondly remembers his evenings with his parents as they gathered around the radio to listen to Gunsmoke and The Lone Ranger.

Author Marc C. Crump

When they got their first TV (black & white), his favorite genre became more alive with Roy Rodgers, Gene Autrey, Hopalong Cassidy and an endless supply of other western heroes over the coming years. These shows helped fill Mr. Crump with an indelible and lasting lust for knowledge of the legends of the West.

His parents moved north to Rio Linda, California, where he graduated from North Highlands High School. With his interest in firearms, he apprenticed as a gunsmith in Sacramento. He eventually opened his own gun shop in Cloverdale, Oregon.

When his daughter was born, she became his most beloved passion. He enjoys watching his daughter competing and putting on her own horse shows. He also takes delight from his two grandsons. They all share the same love for horses.

Crump has combined his knowledge of guns, horses, and his life long craving for the history and grandeur of the Old West, to create his new and exciting career as a writer of western novels. He has read many such novels and among his favorite authors are: Zane Grey, Louis L’Amour, Luke Short (Frederick Dilley Glidden), Max Brand (Frederick Faust) and Larry McMurtry, to name a few.