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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.57 — 226,520 ratings — published 1985
Empire of the Summer Moon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.25 — 65,083 ratings — published 2010
The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.85 — 102,005 ratings — published 2011
The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral--And How It Changed The American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,810 ratings — published 2011
Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter (Frontier Lawmen)
by (shelved 12 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,483 ratings — published 2019
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.16 — 208,420 ratings — published 1985
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.26 — 100,298 ratings — published 1970
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,377 ratings — published 2006
Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West (Frontier Lawmen)
by (shelved 9 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.82 — 4,275 ratings — published 2017
Epitaph (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,329 ratings — published 2015
To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,733 ratings — published 2010
Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen)
by (shelved 7 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.04 — 2,981 ratings — published 2020
True Grit (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.17 — 69,443 ratings — published 1968
Doc Holliday: The Life And Legend (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.98 — 757 ratings — published 2006
The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,428 ratings — published 2016
Six-Gun Snow White (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.63 — 4,484 ratings — published 2013
Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,016 ratings — published 2013
The Virginian (Scribner Classics)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.91 — 9,837 ratings — published 1902
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.74 — 857 ratings — published 2007
Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.00 — 792 ratings — published 1997
Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,395 ratings — published 2002
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.06 — 141,893 ratings — published 1992
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.23 — 66,756 ratings — published 1996
Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.48 — 724 ratings — published 2005
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.84 — 89,718 ratings — published 1985
Vengeance Road (Vengeance Road, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.81 — 9,529 ratings — published 2015
The Revenant (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.96 — 53,763 ratings — published 2002
Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,377 ratings — published 2014
Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,188 ratings — published 2010
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.25 — 36,032 ratings — published 2009
A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn - The Last Great Battle of the American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,445 ratings — published 2008
Dead Man's Walk (Lonesome Dove, #3)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.06 — 22,982 ratings — published 1995
Little Big Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,734 ratings — published 1964
Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.10 — 24,511 ratings — published 1993
The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,118 ratings — published 2023
Shotguns and Stagecoaches: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.88 — 288 ratings — published 2018
The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,714 ratings — published 2016
Wicked Women: Notorious, Mischievous, and Wayward Ladies from the Old West (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.64 — 583 ratings — published 2015
Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.91 — 17,804 ratings — published 2008
Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.93 — 19,131 ratings — published 2015
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.86 — 13,361 ratings — published 2015
Under a Painted Sky (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.98 — 11,756 ratings — published 2015
Beautiful Bad Man (Sutton Family, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,137 ratings — published 2012
The Son (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.03 — 37,388 ratings — published 2013
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,980 ratings — published 2010
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.36 — 80,820 ratings — published 1998
Redeeming Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 4.51 — 362,573 ratings — published 1991
Calamity Jack (Rapunzel's Revenge, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,055 ratings — published 2010
Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as old-west)
avg rating 3.84 — 180 ratings — published 2002
“In our world, where a man had to prove himself every day, there was not much room for petty bigotries. A man was judged by his peers on the basis of his courage, his honor, and his abilities—and the color of his skin had little to do with those. The dogmas of the old states were rarely practiced in our world. In truth, the early westerners had much more in common with the Indians than many of them would have ever liked to admit. The Old West was full of colored men who left their mark. Beckwourth, Love, and Reeves were just a few of them, but there were more, many more. History may have chosen to forget, but those of us who lived it never will.”
― Son of the Mountain
― Son of the Mountain
“Ah!" said the doctor, in his most complacent manner, "here is the opportunity I have long been waiting for. I have often desired to test and taste the indian mode of cooking. What do you suppose this is?" holding up the dripping morsel.
Unable to obtain the desired information, the doctor, whose naturally good appetite had been sensibly sharpened by his recent exercise á la quadrupède, set to with a will and ate heartily of the mysterious contents of the kettle.
"What can this be?" again inquired the doctor. He was only satisfied on one point, that it was delicious - a dish fit for a king.
Just then Gurrier, the half-breed, entered the lodge. He could solve the mystery, having spent years among the Indians. To him the doctor appealed for information.
Fishing out a huge piece and attacking it with the voracity of a hungry wolf, he was not long in determining what the doctor had supped so heartily upon.
His first words settled the mystery: "Why this is dog."
I will not attempt to repeat the few but emphatic words uttered by the heartedly disgusted member of the medical fraternity as he rushed from the lodge.”
― My Life on the Plains: Or, Personal Experiences with Indians
Unable to obtain the desired information, the doctor, whose naturally good appetite had been sensibly sharpened by his recent exercise á la quadrupède, set to with a will and ate heartily of the mysterious contents of the kettle.
"What can this be?" again inquired the doctor. He was only satisfied on one point, that it was delicious - a dish fit for a king.
Just then Gurrier, the half-breed, entered the lodge. He could solve the mystery, having spent years among the Indians. To him the doctor appealed for information.
Fishing out a huge piece and attacking it with the voracity of a hungry wolf, he was not long in determining what the doctor had supped so heartily upon.
His first words settled the mystery: "Why this is dog."
I will not attempt to repeat the few but emphatic words uttered by the heartedly disgusted member of the medical fraternity as he rushed from the lodge.”
― My Life on the Plains: Or, Personal Experiences with Indians
