50 Western (genre) novel stubs

The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People is a 1935 children's adventure novel, written and illustrated by Canadian author Grey Owl. It was based on real-life events. The novel became a bestseller, and contributed to drawing half a million people to Grey Owl's lectures in the late 1930s. Within five years of its publication, it was translated into many European languages, including Polish and Russian.

Appaloosa (2005) is a novel set in the American Old West written by Robert B. Parker. A film of the same name based on the novel was released in 2008. Parker published a sequel, Resolution, in June 2008 and a third novel featuring the characters of Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, Brimstone, in May 2009. A fourth and final book in the series—Blue-Eyed Devil—was published in 2010 shortly before Parker's death.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 1983 historical novel by American writer Ron Hansen. It explores the life and times of Jesse James and his gang, and his death at the hands of Robert Ford.

Backtrack is a western novel by Milton Lott, published in 1965. The book is about a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, and features cowboy Ringo Rose and a Mexican boy whom he fathers. He teaches the kid skills he needs to survive, including gunfighting. When the kid shoots a man and flees, Ringo follows him across Texas to Ringo's former home. The book was made into a movie by Universal Studios in 1969.

The Big Country is a Western novel by Donald Hamilton, Originally serialized in The Saturday Evening Post as Ambush at Blanco Canyon.

The Border Legion is a 1916 Western novel written by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1916.

Branded Outlaw is a Western adventure that takes place in the wild west of New Mexico, written by L. Ron Hubbard. It was first published in the October 1938 issue of Five Novels Monthly magazine.

Breakheart Pass is a novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean (1922-1987), first published in 1974. It was a departure for MacLean in that, despite the thriller novel plot, the setting is essentially that of a western novel, set in the western ranges of the Sierra Nevada mountains of the Rocky Mountains in the Western United States in the late 19th century. Fans of MacLean will recognize the usual plots twists, thrill-packed finale, and trademark sardonic dialogue. Unfortunately, for American audiences, MacLean was less successful capturing an authentic tone of the frontier American West, and the 1975 movie version starring Charles Bronson, Richard Crenna, Ben Johnson, and Jill Ireland, proved to be more popular with the public than the novel.

Brimstone is a 2009 Western novel by Robert B. Parker. It is the third novel featuring Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole, following the events of Appaloosa and Resolution.

Buffalo Girls is a 1990 novel written by American author Larry McMurtry about Calamity Jane. It is written in the novel prose style mixed with a series of letters from Calamity Jane to her daughter. In her letters, Calamity describes herself as being a drunken hellraiser but never an outlaw. Her letters also describe her larger-than-life cohorts.

By Sorrow's River is a 2003 novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the third, both in chronological and publishing order, of The Berrybender Narratives. Set in the year 1833, it recounts the Berrybenders' journey south through the Great Plains to Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River.

Call Me Francis Tucket is the second novel in The Tucket Adventures by Gary Paulsen. Now 15, Francis Tucket is determined to return to civilization. Only a year before, he was heading west by wagon train with his family, captured by the Pawnees and rescued by a savvy, one-armed mountain man. It was published in 1995 by Random House.

Conquering Horse is Frederick Manfred's first novel in a five-volume series he called The Buckskin Man Tales. It tells a mythic story about Indian life on the Great Plains before the arrival of white people to the region. Film director/writer Michael Cimino and producer Michael Gruskoff attempted to adapt Manfred's novel to film, but the project, which was in development at Universal in 1970, was tabled in 1971 because of budget issues. At one point in 1979, he reached a deal with United Artists to make the film, under the condition Heaven's Gate was a hit. The movie bombed, so this never came to fruition either.

Dust of the Damned is a 2012 novel by Western author Peter Brandvold. It is a Weird Western, a Western with supernatural, or paranormal, content. The two main characters are werewolf hunter Uriah Zane, and beautiful Deputy U.S. Marshal Aubrey Coffin.

Dutch Uncle is a Western novel written by American author Marilyn Durham and published in 1973. The novel followed up Durham's great success with her debut novel, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, another Western also published by Harcourt.

Fearless, A Novel of Sarah Bowman is a 1998 novel of historical fiction by Lucia St. Clair Robson.

The Ferguson Rifle (1973) is a novel set in early 19th-century America, written by Louis L'Amour.

Folly and Glory (2004) is a novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the fourth and last, both in chronological and publishing order, of The Berrybender Narratives. Set in the years 1835 and 1836, it completes the Berrybenders' North American adventure by sending them from Santa Fe to the disease-ridden and war-torn wilderness of New Mexico and Texas. Many characters are caught up in a whirlwind of death, madness, and bitter remorse.

The Harvey Girls is a novel published in 1942 by Samuel Hopkins Adams. In 1946, it was adapted by MGM into a musical film starring Judy Garland, eponymously titled The Harvey Girls.

Hombre is a novel by American author Elmore Leonard, published in 1961. It was adapted into a film in 1967. It tells the story of an Apache man, John Russell, who leads the passengers of an attacked stagecoach through the desert to safety.

The Kid is a 2016 historical western novel written by Ron Hansen. It is about the iconic American criminal and legendary outlaw of the old West Billy the Kid, and the Lincoln County War in New Mexico.

Last of the Duanes is a 1914 novel by Zane Grey.

The Lawless is a historical novel written by John Jakes and originally published in 1978. It is book seven in a series known as the Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures to tell the story of the American Old West.

Leaving Cheyenne is the second novel written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry. The 1962 western portrays the lives of people living in Texas from about 1920 to about 1965. It was adapted into the 1974 drama film Lovin' Molly which McMurtry disliked.

Mad River is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.

The Man From Santa Clara is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing is a novel written by Marilyn Durham first published in 1972.

A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel)

A Million Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 novelization by Seth MacFarlane based on the film of the same name, written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild.

A Mule for the Marquesa (1964) is a novel by Frank O'Rourke. The film The Professionals (1966) is based on it. After the release of the film, new editions of the novel were issued under the title The Professionals.

Murphy is the first novel in Murphy series by Gary Paulsen. It was published in January, 1987 by Walker & Company.

Murphy's Ambush is the sixth novel in the Murphy series by Gary Paulsen and Brian Burks. The story follows Murphy as he investigates the murders of a rancher and his family and trails a renegade Apache. It was published in May, 1995 by Walker & Company.

Murphy's Gold is the second novella in Murphy series by Gary Paulsen. The story is about Murphy, whose goal is to save enough money to leave town. During this time he solves a murder mystery, and then after that, he decides it's time to leave town. It was published in March, 1988 by Walker & Company.

Murphy's Herd is the third novel in the Murphy series by Gary Paulsen. The story is about Murphy who marries Midge, owner of the Clincherville cafe. After moving to Casper, Wyoming, someone kills Midge while Murphy is away from the ranch. It was published in May 1989 by Walker & Company.

Murphy's Stand is the fifth novel in Murphy series by Gary Paulsen. The story is about Murphy who witnesses a murder on the trail. After helping the sheriff with the victim, Murphy gets hired as a mercenary to help guard some freight. It was published on October, 1993 by Walker & Company.

Murphy's Trail is the seventh novel in Murphy series by Gary Paulsen and Brian Burks. The story is about Murphy who is now the sheriff of Turret, New Mexico. He responds to a letter from Risa desperately requesting help. It was published in September, 1996 by Walker & Company.

Murphy's War is the fourth novel in Murphy series by Gary Paulsen. The story is about Murphy who moves to Fletcher, Wyoming after his wife dies and while trying to work as a cowhand he is beaten by a mob. It was published on December 1, 1990 by Pocket Books.

The Rainbow Trail, also known as The Desert Crucible, is Western author Zane Grey's sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage. Originally published under the title The Rainbow Trail in 1915, it was re-edited and re-released in recent years as The Desert Crucible with the original manuscript that Grey submitted to publishers.

The Redwater Raid is a novel written by the English author Michael de Larrabeiti and published in 1972 in the United Kingdom by Coronet Books under the penname of "Nathan Lestrange".

Resolution is a 2008 Western novel by Robert B. Parker. It is a sequel to the 2005 novel, Appaloosa. It was followed in 2009 by Brimstone.

Ride the Wind (1982) by Lucia St. Clair Robson is the story of Cynthia Ann Parker's life after she was captured during the Comanche raid on her family's fort. In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia was kidnapped by Comanche Indians. This is the story of how she grew up with them, mastered their ways, married one of their leaders, and became, in every way, a Comanche woman. Her son Quanah Parker was the last Comanche leader to surrender. It is also an account of a people who were happiest when they were moving, and a depiction of a way of life that is gone forever.

Shalako is a 1962 Western novel by Louis L'Amour and the name of a town that the author intended to build. It would have been a working town typical of those of the nineteenth-century Western frontier. Funding for the project fell through, and Shalako, which would have been named in honor of the protagonist of the novel, was never built.

Smoky Valley is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.

Texas Fever is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.

Tucket's Gold is a 1999 novel by Gary Paulsen. It features the main character Francis Tucket and his adopted children struggling to stay out of reach of the Comancheros.

Tucket's Home is the fifth novel in The Tucket Adventures by Gary Paulsen.

Tucket's Ride is the third novel in The Tucket Adventures by Gary Paulsen. Now two years after Francis Tucket was abducted by the Pawnee and then saved by the Mountain Man Jason Grimes. He is now trying to get to Oregon via Mexico and gets tangled with armies pursuing the Mexican War. It was published in 1997 by Delacorte Press.

The Undefeated is an American 1969 Western novelization by Jim Thompson based on the film The Undefeated starring John Wayne.

The Wandering Hill is a novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the second, both in chronological and publishing order, of The Berrybender Narratives. Set in the year 1833, it recounts the Berrybenders' journey up the Yellowstone River into the Rocky Mountains.

Welcome to Hard Times is the debut 1960 novel by American author E.L. Doctorow. It is centered in a small settlement in the Dakota Territory named Hard Times. After a reckless drifter comes into Hard Times and terrorizes the town with rape, murder and arson, the survivors lead an effort to restore it. A theme throughout the novel is the nature of good and evil, represented by the townspeople's fear of "The Bad Man from Bodie". The New York Times relates the book to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: Perhaps the primary theme of the novel is that evil can only be resisted psychically: when the rational controls that order man's existence slacken, destruction comes. Conrad said it best in Heart of Darkness, but Mr. Doctorow has said it impressively. His book is taut and dramatic, exciting and successfully symbolic.

The Wind (1925), a supernatural novel by Dorothy Scarborough, depicts the loneliness of life in a small Texas town during the 1880s. She originally published it anonymously, anticipating a rough reception in Texas. It was later made into a film called The Wind (1928) starring Lilian Gish.