The Mustangs J. Frank Dobie Non Fiction J. Frank Dobie’s history of the “mustang”—from the Spanish mesteña, an animal belonging to (but strayed from) the Mesta, a medieval association of Spanish farmers—tells of its impact on the Spanish, English, and…
The Last Kind Words Saloon Larry McMurtry Western Larry McMurtry chronicles the closing of the American frontier through the travails of two of its most immortal figures, Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. Tracing their legendary friendship from the settlement of…
Rhino Ranch Larry McMurtry Western The town of Thalia, Texas has changed forever. By the end of When the Light Goes, Duane was already realizing how different his dusty old oil patch was becoming. Now, coming back from a near-fatal…
Legends and Tales of the American West Richard Erdoes Folklore From Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys,…
Giant Edna Ferber Historical Fiction When larger-than-life cattle rancher Jordan “Bick” Benedict arrives at the family home of sharp-witted but genteel Virginia socialite Leslie Lynnton to purchase a racehorse, the two are instantly drawn to each other. But for Leslie,…
El Paso Winston Groom Western Long fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early twentieth century, Winston Groom brings to life a much-forgotten period of history in this sprawling saga of heroism, injustice, and love.…
Breaking Clean Judy Blunt Memoir In this extraordinary literary debut third-generation homesteader Judy Blunt describes her hardscrabble life on the prairies of eastern Montana in prose as big and bold as the landscape. On a ranch miles from nowhere, Judy…
The Thousand Crimes Of Ming Tsu Tom Lin Western Fantasy Orphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. But when…
Comanche Moon Larry McMurtry Western The second book of Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove tetralogy, Comanche Moontakes us once again into the world of the American West. Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow Call, now in their middle years, continue to…
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry Western Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a…