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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 (Fay E. Ward)
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Italians of the Gold Country (Carolyn Fregulia)
Italians of the Gold Country (Carolyn Fregulia)
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Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915 (Sandra L. Myers)
Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915 (Sandra L. Myers)
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Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier (Joanna L. Stratton)
Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier (Joanna L. Stratton)
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Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey (Lillian Schlissel)
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey (Lillian Schlissel)
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The Old West Time-Life Series (Time-Life)
The Old West Time-Life Series (Time-Life)
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Pioneer Girl (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Pioneer Girl (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
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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 (Benjamin Madley)
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Age of the Gunfighter (Joseph G. Rosa)
Age of the Gunfighter (Joseph G. Rosa)
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On Gold Mountain (Lisa See)
On Gold Mountain (Lisa See)
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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 (Winfred Blevins)
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The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White (James W. Loewen)
The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White (James W. Loewen)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
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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 (Brown, Dee)
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
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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" (Nat Love)
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The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder (William Anderson)
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder (William Anderson)
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Around Tombstone: Ghost Towns and Gunfights (Jane Eppinga)
Around Tombstone: Ghost Towns and Gunfights (Jane Eppinga)
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On the Way Home (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
On the Way Home (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
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The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie (James O. Pattie)
The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie (James O. Pattie)
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Geronimo: His Own Story (S.M. Barrett)
Geronimo: His Own Story (S.M. Barrett)
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The American Frontier: Pioneers, Settlers & Cowboys (William C. Davis)
The American Frontier: Pioneers, Settlers & Cowboys (William C. Davis)
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The Native Americans: The Indigenous People of North America (Taylor, Colin F. (Editorial Consultant) & Sturteva)
The Native Americans: The Indigenous People of North America (Taylor, Colin F. (Editorial Consultant) & Sturteva)
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Lord Grizzly (Frederick Manfred)
Lord Grizzly (Frederick Manfred)
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Some Went West (Dorothy M. Johnson)
Some Went West (Dorothy M. Johnson)
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Brokeback Mountain From Story to Screenplay (Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, and Diana Ossana)
Brokeback Mountain From Story to Screenplay (Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, and Diana Ossana)
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Once Upon a Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone (Christopher Frayling)
Once Upon a Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio Leone (Christopher Frayling)
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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 (Alex Cox)
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Wanted Dead or Alive: The American West in Popular Culture (Richard Aquila)
Wanted Dead or Alive: The American West in Popular Culture (Richard Aquila)
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Clair Huffaker's Profiles of the American West (Clair Huffaker)
Clair Huffaker's Profiles of the American West (Clair Huffaker)
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Great Ghost Stories of the Old West (Betty Baker)
Great Ghost Stories of the Old West (Betty Baker)
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A Treasury of Western Folk Tales (B.A. Botkin)
A Treasury of Western Folk Tales (B.A. Botkin)
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Great Tales of the West (Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg)
Great Tales of the West (Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg)
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Family Collection (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Family Collection (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
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Old Deadwood Days: The Real Wild West of My Childhood (Estelle Bennett)
Old Deadwood Days: The Real Wild West of My Childhood (Estelle Bennett)
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Tales of Old-Time Texas (J. Frank Dobie)
Tales of Old-Time Texas (J. Frank Dobie)
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Close Range: Wyoming Stories (Annie Proulx)
Close Range: Wyoming Stories (Annie Proulx)
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The Complete Western Stories (Elmore Leonard)
The Complete Western Stories (Elmore Leonard)
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Collected Short Stories Frontier Vol 1 (Louis L'amour)
Collected Short Stories Frontier Vol 1 (Louis L'amour)
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Great Short Works of Willa Cather (Willa Cather)
Great Short Works of Willa Cather (Willa Cather)
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