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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 (Owen Wister)
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Heart of the West (O. Henry)
Heart of the West (O. Henry)
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Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey)
Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey)
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O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
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My Antonia by Willa Cather
My Antonia by Willa Cather
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Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (B. Traven)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (B. Traven)
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The Sea of Grass (Conrad Richter)
The Sea of Grass (Conrad Richter)
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The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
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The Big Sky a B Guthrie
The Big Sky a B Guthrie
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Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
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Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
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The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
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The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones (Charles Neider)
The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones (Charles Neider)
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Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
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From Where the Sun Now Stands (Will Henry)
From Where the Sun Now Stands (Will Henry)
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Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
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Hombre
Hombre
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Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
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Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
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Monte Walsh (Jack Schaefer)
Monte Walsh (Jack Schaefer)
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Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
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The Ballad of Dingus Magee (David Markson)
The Ballad of Dingus Magee (David Markson)
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House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
House Made of Dawn (N. Scott Momaday)
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True Grit (Charles Portis)
True Grit (Charles Portis)
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The Day the Cowboys Quit (Elmer Kelton)
The Day the Cowboys Quit (Elmer Kelton)
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The Time It Never Rained (Elmer Kelton)
The Time It Never Rained (Elmer Kelton)
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Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial (James A. Michener)
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The Shootist (Glendon Swarthout)
The Shootist (Glendon Swarthout)
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The Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer (Unknown)
The Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer (Unknown)
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The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
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Soledad (R. G. Vliet)
Soledad (R. G. Vliet)
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Arrest Sitting Bull (Douglas C. Jones)
Arrest Sitting Bull (Douglas C. Jones)
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Wild Times (Brian Gargield)
Wild Times (Brian Gargield)
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Aces and Eights: The Legend of Wild Bill Hickok (Loren D. Estleman)
Aces and Eights: The Legend of Wild Bill Hickok (Loren D. Estleman)
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Ride the Wind (Lucia St. Clair Robson)
Ride the Wind (Lucia St. Clair Robson)
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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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Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian
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Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
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