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Western Fiction

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Must-Read Western Authors
       
    If you're a fan of western fiction or want to learn more about the genre, don't miss these top western authors.
       
    Rilla Askew
      The Mercy Seat (1997) ISBN: 0140265155
(Pioneers and Frontier Life)
    Cindy Bonner
      Lily (1992) ISBN: 0945575955 (Outlaws, Vigilantes)
    Robert J. Conley
      Mountain Windsong : A Novel of the Trail of Tears (1995)
ISBN: 0806127465 (Native Americans, Trail of Tears)
    Loren D. Estelman
      Journey of the Dead (1998) ISBN: 0312859996 (Outlaws)
    Zane Grey
      To the Last Man (1995) ISBN: 078620530X (The West)
    Elmer Kelton
      The Far Canyon (1994) ISBN: 0385248954
(Native Americans, Ranch Life, Buffalo)
    Louis L'Amour
      Hondo (1991) ISBN: 0553280902 (The West, Native Americans)
    Cormac McCarthy
      All the Pretty Horses (1992) ISBN: 0394574745 (Horses)
    Larry McMurtry
      Lonesome Dove (1985) ISBN: 0671504207 (Cattle Drives)
    Frank Spearman
      Whispering Smith (1995) ISBN: 1568495927 (Railroads)
    Glendon Swarthout
      The Shootist (1975) ISBN: 0425164195 (Gunfighters)