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100 Must-Read Books of the American West - Page 2

Book Riot's list of must-read books of the American West.
A note about nonfiction–much of the nonfiction written about the west is fictionalized to a degree, and I've made little attempt to distinguish between creative and straight nonfiction, because frankly, it's not always possible in this genre.
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The Cowboy at Work (Fay E. Ward)
The Cowboy at Work
41
Fay E. Ward
Italians of the Gold Country (Carolyn Fregulia)
Italians of the Gold Country
42
Carolyn Fregulia
Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915 (Sandra L. Myers)
Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915
43
Sandra L. Myers
Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier (Joanna L. Stratton)
Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier
44
Joanna L. Stratton
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey (Lillian Schlissel)
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
45
Lillian Schlissel
The Old West Time-Life Series (Time-Life)
The Old West Time-Life Series
46
Time-Life
Pioneer Girl (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Pioneer Girl
47
Laura Ingalls Wilder
An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 (Benjamin Madley)
An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873
48
Benjamin Madley
Age of the Gunfighter (Joseph G. Rosa)
Age of the Gunfighter
49
Joseph G. Rosa
On Gold Mountain (Lisa See)
On Gold Mountain
50
Lisa See
Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men (Winfred Blevins)
Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men
51
Winfred Blevins
The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White (James W. Loewen)
The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White
52
James W. Loewen
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
53
Frederick Douglass
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Brown, Dee)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
54
Brown, Dee
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
55
Ron Hansen
The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" (Nat Love)
The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick"
56
Nat Love
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder (William Anderson)
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder
57
William Anderson
Around Tombstone: Ghost Towns and Gunfights (Jane Eppinga)
Around Tombstone: Ghost Towns and Gunfights
58
Jane Eppinga
On the Way Home (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
On the Way Home
59
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie (James O. Pattie)
The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie
60
James O. Pattie
Geronimo: His Own Story (S.M. Barrett)
Geronimo: His Own Story
61
S.M. Barrett
The American Frontier: Pioneers, Settlers & Cowboys (William C. Davis)
The American Frontier: Pioneers, Settlers & Cowboys
62
William C. Davis
The Native Americans: The Indigenous People of North America (Taylor, Colin F. (Editorial Consultant) & Sturteva)
The Native Americans: The Indigenous People of North America
63
Taylor, Colin F. (Editorial Consultant) & Sturteva
Lord Grizzly (Frederick Manfred)
Lord Grizzly
64
Frederick Manfred
Some Went West (Dorothy M. Johnson)
Some Went West
65
Dorothy M. Johnson
Brokeback Mountain From Story to Screenplay (Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, and Diana Ossana)
Brokeback Mountain From Story to Screenplay
66
Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, and Diana Ossana
Once Upon a Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone (Christopher Frayling)
Once Upon a Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone
67
Christopher Frayling
10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western (Alex Cox)
10,000 Ways to Die: A Director's Take on the Spaghetti Western
68
Alex Cox
Wanted Dead or Alive: The American West in Popular Culture (Richard Aquila)
Wanted Dead or Alive: The American West in Popular Culture
69
Richard Aquila
Clair Huffaker's Profiles of the American West (Clair Huffaker)
Clair Huffaker's Profiles of the American West
70
Clair Huffaker
Great Ghost Stories of the Old West (Betty Baker)
Great Ghost Stories of the Old West
71
Betty Baker
A Treasury of Western Folk Tales (B.A. Botkin)
A Treasury of Western Folk Tales
72
B.A. Botkin
Great Tales of the West (Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg)
Great Tales of the West
73
Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Family Collection (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Family Collection
74
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Old Deadwood Days: The Real Wild West of My Childhood (Estelle Bennett)
Old Deadwood Days: The Real Wild West of My Childhood
75
Estelle Bennett
Tales of Old-Time Texas (J. Frank Dobie)
Tales of Old-Time Texas
76
J. Frank Dobie
Close Range: Wyoming Stories (Annie Proulx)
Close Range: Wyoming Stories
77
Annie Proulx
The Complete Western Stories (Elmore Leonard)
The Complete Western Stories
78
Elmore Leonard
Collected Short Stories Frontier Vol 1 (Louis L'amour)
Collected Short Stories Frontier Vol 1
79
Louis L'amour
Great Short Works of Willa Cather (Willa Cather)
Great Short Works of Willa Cather
80
Willa Cather
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