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Best Western Novels of All Time

I have used "Western" in the broadest sense of the term; therefore, books set in colonial times like "Northwest Passage" or in modern times like ""Bordersnakes" and "No Country for Old Men" are included. In the case of prolific authors in the genre, like Zane Gray, Louis L'Amour, and Tony Hillerman, I have chosen one representative work.
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
1
Cormac McCarthy
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
2
Cormac McCarthy
Bordersnakes (Crumley)
Bordersnakes
3
Crumley
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing
4
John Williams
Centennial (James a Michener)
Centennial
5
James a Michener
Dances With Wolves (Michael Blake)
Dances With Wolves
6
Michael Blake
Dragon Teeth (Michael Crichton)
Dragon Teeth
7
Michael Crichton
El Paso (Winston Groom)
El Paso
8
Winston Groom
Hombre (Elmore Leonard)
Hombre
9
Elmore Leonard
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo
10
Louis L'amour
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass By
11
Larry McMurtry
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
12
N. Scott Momaday
Journal of the Gun Years (Richard Matheson)
Journal of the Gun Years
13
Richard Matheson
Laughing Boy (Oliver La Farge)
Laughing Boy
14
Oliver La Farge
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man
15
Thomas Berger
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
16
Larry McMurtry
Monte Walsh (Jack Schaefer)
Monte Walsh
17
Jack Schaefer
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
18
Willa Cather
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
19
Cormac McCarthy
Northwest Passage (Kenneth Roberts)
Northwest Passage
20
Kenneth Roberts
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
21
John Steinbeck
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
22
Shane (Schaefer)
Shane
23
Schaefer
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
24
Ron Hansen
The Blessing Way
The Blessing Way
25
The Brave Cowboy (Edward Abbey)
The Brave Cowboy
26
Edward Abbey
The Log of a Cowboy (Andy Adams)
The Log of a Cowboy
27
Andy Adams
The Ox-Bow Incident (Clark, Walter Van Tilburg)
The Ox-Bow Incident
28
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg
The Revenant (Michael Punke)
The Revenant
29
Michael Punke
The Searchers (Lemay)
The Searchers
30
Lemay
The Shootist (Glendon Swarthout)
The Shootist
31
Glendon Swarthout
The Sisters Brothers (Patrick Dewitt)
The Sisters Brothers
32
Patrick Dewitt
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
33
Philipp Meyer
The Time It Never Rained (Elmer Kelton)
The Time It Never Rained
34
Elmer Kelton
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian
35
Owen Wister
The Way West (A.B. Guthrie Jr.)
The Way West
36
A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Three-Ten to Yuma (Elmore Leonard)
Three-Ten to Yuma
37
Elmore Leonard
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
Track of the Cat
38
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit
39
Charles Portis
Valdez Is Coming (Elmore Leonard)
Valdez Is Coming
40
Elmore Leonard
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