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The Best Western Novels of the 20th Century From the Western Writers of America

The Western Writers of America (WWA) had issued the lists of the Best Westerns twice before; in 1985 and again in 1995, both times with similar results in several areas. However, around the year 2000 the WWA felt it was time to reprise the Best Western Survey. They brought together a panel of fifty-five individuals from twenty-two states and one Canadian province provided them with their votes for the best work and authors of the 20th century. On the lists were 83 authors, 112 novels, 122 nonfiction books, 86 films, 64 short stories, 41 television series, and 22 television mini-series. Listed below are 18 of the Best Western Novels… not in any order of distinction:
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
1
Cormac McCarthy
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
2
Jack London
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
3
James A. Michener
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
4
Willa Cather
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo
5
Louis L'amour
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
6
Larry McMurtry
Monte Walsh (Jack Schaefer)
Monte Walsh
7
Jack Schaefer
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
8
Riders to Cibola (Norman Zollinger)
Riders to Cibola
9
Norman Zollinger
The Sea of Grass (Conrad Richter)
The Sea of Grass
10
Conrad Richter
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
11
Jack Schaefer
The Big Sky a B Guthrie
The Big Sky a B Guthrie
12
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident
13
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
The Rounders 3 (Max Evans)
The Rounders 3
14
Max Evans
The Shootist (Glendon Swarthout)
The Shootist
15
Glendon Swarthout
The Time It Never Rained (Elmer Kelton)
The Time It Never Rained
16
Elmer Kelton
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian
17
Owen Wister
True Grit
True Grit
18
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