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100 Must-Read Books of the American West - Page 3

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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Ballads of Arizona and the Old West (Harry Lucas)
Ballads of Arizona and the Old West
81
Harry Lucas
Stories for a Winter's Night: Short Fiction by Native American Writers (Maurice Kenny)
Stories for a Winter's Night: Short Fiction by Native American Writers
82
Maurice Kenny
Half an Inch of Water (Percival Everett)
Half an Inch of Water
83
Percival Everett
A Gent From Bear Creek (Robert E. Howard)
A Gent From Bear Creek
84
Robert E. Howard
A Man Called Horse (Dorothy M. Johnson)
A Man Called Horse
85
Dorothy M. Johnson
Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Luke Short and Others (Bat Masterson)
Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Luke Short and Others
86
Bat Masterson
PREACHER
PREACHER
87
Priest (Minwoo Hyung)
Priest
88
Minwoo Hyung
Red Ryder (Fred Harman)
Red Ryder
89
Fred Harman
Cowboy Small (Lois Lenski)
Cowboy Small
90
Lois Lenski
Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker (Virginia Lee Burton)
Calico the Wonder Horse, or the Saga of Stewy Stinker
91
Virginia Lee Burton
Off Like the Wind: The First Ride of the Pony Express (Michael Spradlin)
Off Like the Wind: The First Ride of the Pony Express
92
Michael Spradlin
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella (Susan Lowell)
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella
93
Susan Lowell
Sing Down the Moon (Scott O'Dell)
Sing Down the Moon
94
Scott O'Dell
Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book (Jeanette Winter)
Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book
95
Jeanette Winter
Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West (Marguerite Henry)
Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West
96
Marguerite Henry
How I Became a Ghost (Tim Tingle)
How I Became a Ghost
97
Tim Tingle
Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story (S.D. Nelson)
Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story
98
S.D. Nelson
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood (Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve)
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
99
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Cowboy & Octopus (Jon Scieszka)
Cowboy & Octopus
100
Jon Scieszka
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