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Quality Western Novels

A tour of some of the best from the America Western genre; from classic adventure tales to revisionist explorations and contemporary reevaluations.
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The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian
1
Owen Wister
Heart of the West (O. Henry)
Heart of the West
2
O. Henry
Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey)
Riders of the Purple Sage
3
Zane Grey
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
4
Willa Cather
My Antonia by Willa Cather
My Antonia by Willa Cather
5
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
6
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (B. Traven)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
7
B. Traven
The Sea of Grass (Conrad Richter)
The Sea of Grass
8
Conrad Richter
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident
9
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
The Big Sky a B Guthrie
The Big Sky a B Guthrie
10
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
11
Jack Schaefer
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo
12
Louis L'amour
The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
The Searchers
13
Alan Lemay
The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones (Charles Neider)
The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones
14
Charles Neider
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock
15
Oakley Hall
From Where the Sun Now Stands (Will Henry)
From Where the Sun Now Stands
16
Will Henry
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing
17
John Williams
Hombre
Hombre
18
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass By
19
Larry McMurtry
Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
Tortilla Flat
20
John Steinbeck
Monte Walsh (Jack Schaefer)
Monte Walsh
21
Jack Schaefer
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man
22
Thomas Berger
The Ballad of Dingus Magee (David Markson)
The Ballad of Dingus Magee
23
David Markson
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn
24
N. Scott Momaday
True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit
25
Charles Portis
The Day the Cowboys Quit (Elmer Kelton)
The Day the Cowboys Quit
26
Elmer Kelton
The Time It Never Rained (Elmer Kelton)
The Time It Never Rained
27
Elmer Kelton
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
28
James A. Michener
The Shootist (Glendon Swarthout)
The Shootist
29
Glendon Swarthout
The Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer (Unknown)
The Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer
30
Unknown
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
31
Soledad (R. G. Vliet)
Soledad
32
R. G. Vliet
Arrest Sitting Bull (Douglas C. Jones)
Arrest Sitting Bull
33
Douglas C. Jones
Wild Times (Brian Gargield)
Wild Times
34
Brian Gargield
Aces and Eights: The Legend of Wild Bill Hickok (Loren D. Estleman)
Aces and Eights: The Legend of Wild Bill Hickok
35
Loren D. Estleman
Ride the Wind (Lucia St. Clair Robson)
Ride the Wind
36
Lucia St. Clair Robson
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
37
Ron Hansen
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
38
Cormac McCarthy
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
39
Larry McMurtry
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
40
Cormac McCarthy
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