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The English Teacher's Short List: Favorite Fiction of the American West

Our maverick English Teacher and genre enthusiast lists 25 of his favorite books of fiction about the American West. The list is purely personal, and it's compiler makes no claim that it is authoritative or a "best of..." list. He just likes the books.
Note: When he was compiling this list, our compiler had included Alan LeMay's "The Searchers", which he considers one of the finest western novels ever written. In narrowing the list, he inadvertently removed it. He shouldn't have; he should've paid closer attention.
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All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy
2
The Big Sky (A. B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky
A. B. Guthrie
3
Black Hills (Dan Simmons)
Black Hills
Dan Simmons
4
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
5
The Brave Cowboy
The Brave Cowboy
6
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
James A. Michener
7
Cimarron
Cimarron
8
The Complete Western Stories (Elmore Leonard)
The Complete Western Stories
Elmore Leonard
9
Dances With Wolves (Michael Blake)
Dances With Wolves
Michael Blake
10
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo
Louis L'amour
11
Lonesome Dove Series (Larry McMurty)
Lonesome Dove Series
Larry McMurty
12
Monte Walsh (Jack Schaefer)
Monte Walsh
Jack Schaefer
13
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
14
O Pioneers (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers
Willa Cather
15
The Outcasts of Poker Flats (Harte)
The Outcasts of Poker Flats
Harte
16
The Ox-Bow Incident (Clark, Walter Van Tilburg)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg
17
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
18
Shane (Schaefer)
Shane
Schaefer
19
The Shootist (Glendon Swarthout)
The Shootist
Glendon Swarthout
20
True Grit
True Grit
21
The Unforgiven (Lemay)
The Unforgiven
Lemay
22
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock
Oakley Hall
23
The Way West
The Way West
24
Welcome to Hard Times (E.L. Doctorow)
Welcome to Hard Times
E.L. Doctorow
25
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
Track of the Cat
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
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