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Louis Lamour- similar recommendations
Posted on 7/10/17 at 6:23 am
Posted on 7/10/17 at 6:23 am
Never been much of a reader but started reading some Louie Lamour a year or so ago and really enjoyed. Looking for recommendations of his or similar. Here are the ones I've read so far.
The Last of the Breed
Lonesome Gods
Sacketts Land
To Far Blue Mountains
Warriors Path
All were enjoyable reads but Last of the Breed was probably one of my favorites. Any other suggestions?
The Last of the Breed
Lonesome Gods
Sacketts Land
To Far Blue Mountains
Warriors Path
All were enjoyable reads but Last of the Breed was probably one of my favorites. Any other suggestions?
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Posted on 7/10/17 at 10:14 am to GoldenSombrero
Comestock lode is his best imo
Posted on 7/10/17 at 1:45 pm to GoldenSombrero
Larry McMurtry has written some western novels, notably Lonesome Dove (Pulitzer winner)
Elmore Leonard began as a western writer. The films Hombre, 3:10 To Yuma, and The Tall T were all based on his work
Jack Schaefer -- Shane, Monte Walsh
A.B. Guthrie -- The Way West (wagon train to Oregon in 1843, Pulitzer winner), The Big Sky (fur trade expedition to Montana in 1820), he also wrote the screenplay for Shane
Paul I Wellman wrote a number of historical novels, some set in the American West:
The Comancheros (set in the Republic of Texas, filmed w/John Wayne)
The Iron Mistress (Jim Bowie)
Magnificent Destiny (the friendship of Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson)
Ride The Red Earth (set in 17th century Mexico)
Jubal Troop (filmed as Jubal w/ Glenn Ford)
Angel In Spurs -- IIRC this deals w/the CSA general who took his troops and families to Mexico intending to establish a colony; I haven't read this one.
Elmore Leonard began as a western writer. The films Hombre, 3:10 To Yuma, and The Tall T were all based on his work
Jack Schaefer -- Shane, Monte Walsh
A.B. Guthrie -- The Way West (wagon train to Oregon in 1843, Pulitzer winner), The Big Sky (fur trade expedition to Montana in 1820), he also wrote the screenplay for Shane
Paul I Wellman wrote a number of historical novels, some set in the American West:
The Comancheros (set in the Republic of Texas, filmed w/John Wayne)
The Iron Mistress (Jim Bowie)
Magnificent Destiny (the friendship of Sam Houston and Andrew Jackson)
Ride The Red Earth (set in 17th century Mexico)
Jubal Troop (filmed as Jubal w/ Glenn Ford)
Angel In Spurs -- IIRC this deals w/the CSA general who took his troops and families to Mexico intending to establish a colony; I haven't read this one.
Posted on 7/10/17 at 2:30 pm to GoldenSombrero
Louis L'amour! Holy hell I've read 50 of those. My brother's probably read 500. I never read another western where the author thought fighting was so awesome and hilarious.
Posted on 7/10/17 at 2:52 pm to hogNsinceReagan
I would look into Michael McGarrity. I just finished his American West Trilogy and it was pretty good.
Posted on 7/10/17 at 10:24 pm to GoldenSombrero
Last of the Breed is one of my all time favorites. I felt like Louis Lamour rushed through the last few chapters though.
The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz is in the same vein. It's supposed to be a true story, but I have my doubts that it's a true non fiction. Regardless, it has a smiler feel to it.
The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz is in the same vein. It's supposed to be a true story, but I have my doubts that it's a true non fiction. Regardless, it has a smiler feel to it.
This post was edited on 7/10/17 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 7/10/17 at 11:39 pm to GoldenSombrero
Flint and Hondo were a couple of my favorites. Also was a big fan of the Hopalong Cassidy novels.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 3:42 pm to GoldenSombrero
Surprised nobody's mentioned Zane Grey.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 3:43 pm to Kafka
quote:
The Iron Mistress (Jim Bowie)
Made into yet another great film with Alan Ladd.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 6:07 pm to Godfather1
quote:Eh, it was OKquote:
The Iron Mistress (Jim Bowie)
Made into yet another great film with Alan Ladd
I much prefer the later TV series. Despite its very low budget, it was a lot more fun.
I discuss the Jim Bowie TV series in detail in this thread
Posted on 7/11/17 at 6:50 pm to Kafka
quote:
The Iron Mistress (Jim Bowie)
Damn good book
Posted on 7/11/17 at 6:54 pm to GoldenSombrero
Robert B. Parker (Spenser) wrote a couple of good westerns, Appaloosa and Gunman's Rhapsody.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 5:03 pm to GoldenSombrero
Chronological list of Louis Lamar Books
I love Louis Lamour's writing. He's a natural born story teller and peppers his books with all sorts of historical gems.
You might continue reading the Sacket series of books. Sacket Reading Order
And there are the Kilkenny, Chantry and Talon series.
Kilkenny, Chantry and Talon reading order
Hondo is an excellent novel as well. Yes, that is the book that the movie Hondo was based on.
I also like some of Zane Grey, though his writing is somewhat dated, Riders of the Purple Sage is an excellent novel, IMO.
If you are primarily looking for western novels, here are a few good resources. You'll see a lot of overlap in their content
https://www.americancowboy.com/people/top-10-western-books-24429
https://bestwesternbooks.com/top-10-western-novels/
https://westernwriters.org/winners/
I love Louis Lamour's writing. He's a natural born story teller and peppers his books with all sorts of historical gems.
You might continue reading the Sacket series of books. Sacket Reading Order
And there are the Kilkenny, Chantry and Talon series.
Kilkenny, Chantry and Talon reading order
Hondo is an excellent novel as well. Yes, that is the book that the movie Hondo was based on.
I also like some of Zane Grey, though his writing is somewhat dated, Riders of the Purple Sage is an excellent novel, IMO.
If you are primarily looking for western novels, here are a few good resources. You'll see a lot of overlap in their content
https://www.americancowboy.com/people/top-10-western-books-24429
https://bestwesternbooks.com/top-10-western-novels/
https://westernwriters.org/winners/
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