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The canary in the coal mineof Old West history publishing is the waning number of Old West titles published annually by university publishers. I wish I had better news to report on this matter, but the time has come when most major academic houses are publishing fewer than 10 new traditional 19th-century titles a year. This may be the perfect time ...
John Boessenecker and Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West’s Most Notorious Woman Bandit (Hanover Square Press) For five decades the San Francisco-based historian has been a leader in his field, and Wildcathas set a new standard for biography and Western women’s history. (See page 38 for an excerpt.) As Boessenecker states so eloq...
The American West Reimagined: Gems from the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction(The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Sweetgrass Books, an imprint of Farcountry Press) A masterpiece on Western art, history and culture, this highly collectable coffee-table book includes 560 color illustrations and profiles of 120 artists in what many will consider Dr. Larry Len Pete...
Larry McMurtry and Lonesome Dove: A Novel(Simon & Schuster, 1985) In honor of the passing of Larry McMurtry on March 25, 2021, we’ve chosen the Texas-born author and his Pulitzer Prize-winning Lonesome Dove as the best historical Western novelist and novel of the year. While there were dozens if not hundreds of traditional Western novels published ...
Wolfpack Publishing, Las Vegas, NV In less than 10 years, Wolfpack Publishing has positioned itself in the forefront of Western fiction publishing with a hybrid combination of new authors, fan-favorite writers and backlists, all published in a hybrid model of e-books and trade paperbacks. The Las Vegas-based imprint was founded by veteran author La...
Booked Up, Archer City, TX Founded by the late Larry McMurtry, Booked Up is the cornerstone of commerce in his hometown of Archer City. A bookman before a Pulitzer Prize-winner, McMurtry loved books, and his passion is displayed on every shelf at Booked Up. For anyone who loves books and the West, a pilgrimage to Booked Up should be a bucket-list a...
As True West’s book review editor, I am the fortunate recipient of hundreds of books and notices of new publications annually. I applaud the Old West historians and novelists who remain determined to publish their latest research and novels by whatever publishing medium they choose. My hope is that in 2022 and beyond we will enjoy a renaissance in ...
- True Grit. Charles Portis | 5.00. True Grit is his most famous novel--first published in 1968, and the basis for the movie of the same name starring John Wayne.
- Lonesome Dove. Larry McMurtry | 5.00. A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize— winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.
- Blood Meridian. Or the Evening Redness in the West. Cormac McCarthy | 4.83. An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the "wild west."
- All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) Cormac McCarthy | 4.80. All the Pretty Horses tells of young John Grady Cole, the last of a long line of Texas ranchers.
Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence (Chris Young) visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of politically correct college life when he's guided by fraternity wild man Droz (Jeremy...
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Jan 7, 2021 · We recommend 15 notable modern western books, including novels and story collections from Cormac McCarthy, C Pam Zhang and Louise Erdrich. As genres go, the Western is more resilient than you might think — even as rumors of its demise continue to pop up every few years.
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Dec 10, 2021 · Best 2021 Western Movie Collection. The Randolph Scott Collection–12 Western Films (Mill Creek) A dozen of Randy’s best. Readers’ Choice: Roy Rogers: Mackintosh and T.J., Under Western Stars (MVD Visual) Best 2021 TV DVD COLLECTION. The Gambler: The Complete 6-Film Collection (Shout Factory)
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