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Behind every great Western movie is a great Western book.

Okay, that was a lie for dramatic effect. But Western novels have produced some awesome films, and Western non-fiction is just plain awesome.

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September 4, 2021

A Wilder West: Rodeo in Western Canada

A fascinating history that's worth a read if you can handle the dry writing.
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July 7, 2021

Bullwhip Griffin

A family-friendly gold rush adventure that you absolutely need in your life.
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June 12, 2021

Buffalo Girls (Novel)

A heartbreakingly brilliant book about the last days of the Old West and some of its greatest legends.
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June 2, 2021

The Best Western Comics and Graphic Novels

It's exactly what the title promises!
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May 16, 2021

Brimstone

Hitch and Cole are predictably entertaining in the third instalment of this series.
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May 4, 2021

Geronimo’s Story of His Life

A great story bogged down by footnotes and probably missing many pieces due to censorship.
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April 26, 2021

Hombre (Novel)

A sort of lifeless work of Western fiction that could be used to cure insomnia.
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April 9, 2021

The Compton Cowboys

An inspiring and important story that's dragged out a little too long but still worth a read.
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March 26, 2021

The Reluctant Cowboy

I can't believe I actually read (and reviewed) a cowboy romance.
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February 26, 2021

Jonah Hex: Shadows West

If you love Jonah Hex or want to get into the character, this is NOT the book for you.
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January 27, 2021

Famous Gunfighters of the Western Frontier

A Western collector's item that's surprisingly entertaining and well-written.
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January 2, 2021

Prophet Annie

This paranormal Western gives me the NO feeling in a big way.
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December 17, 2020

Gunman’s Rhapsody

A quick, easy read that's basically the movie Tombstone in paperback form.
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November 19, 2020

Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier’s First Gunfighter

Not at all the rip-roaring adventure the jacket promises, but totally busts all the myths.
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October 6, 2020

Aloha Rodeo

The fascinating history of Hawaii and the cowboys who won the world's greatest rodeo.
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September 25, 2020

Appaloosa (Novel)

A fast-paced, easy-reading buddy cop story layered over a familiar Western framework.
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August 25, 2020

The Sacketts Books, Ranked In Order

I've dared to rank the entire 17-book Sacketts series in order. It's a doozy.
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June 28, 2020

Blood Meridian

I'm clearly not McCarthy's target audience because this book was the absolute worst.
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