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Western book recommendation for trip to Yellowstone
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:25 pm
Figured id read a fiction western while in the west.
Not lonesome dove because im only there 8 days and not checking a bag
Not Carmac because i don't want to be depressed on vacation.
Not lonesome dove because im only there 8 days and not checking a bag
Not Carmac because i don't want to be depressed on vacation.
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Posted on 6/6/25 at 1:35 pm to barry
True Grit
Posted on 6/6/25 at 2:37 pm to barry
any western written by Larry McMurtry
Posted on 6/6/25 at 5:13 pm to barry
Ride the Wind- story of Cynthia Ann Parker
Posted on 6/6/25 at 7:32 pm to Kattail
Check out Craig Johnson's Longmire series based on a Wyoming sheriff
Posted on 6/6/25 at 9:58 pm to barry
Posted on 6/6/25 at 10:06 pm to dirtsandwich
Posted on 6/6/25 at 10:07 pm to dirtsandwich
Never mind. Just saw you said fiction. Carry on.
Posted on 6/7/25 at 3:11 pm to barry
Louis L'Amour
Posted on 6/14/25 at 12:40 pm to barry
Beauty of Days Gone By.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 9:12 am to barry
The Big Sky or Lord Grizzly.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 12:26 pm to barry
While not a Western, highly recommend A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean. It definitely fits the national park vibe, especially with the logging and Ranger stories.
Posted on 6/17/25 at 8:49 am to barry
Going to Wyoming for the first time later this summer. Read Wink's short stories and they've been amazing but these two novels are supposed to be some of his best work. Hoping to read one before we head West and the other while I'm there. I'll probably fail at that. Enjoy yourself and safe travels.
Posted on 6/24/25 at 9:40 am to barry
Undaunted Courage - Stephen Ambrose
Empire of the Summer Moon - SC Gwynn
The Revenant - Michael Punke
American Buffalo - Steven Rinella
American Serengeti - Dan Flores
Empire of the Summer Moon - SC Gwynn
The Revenant - Michael Punke
American Buffalo - Steven Rinella
American Serengeti - Dan Flores
This post was edited on 6/24/25 at 9:42 am
Posted on 6/27/25 at 1:47 pm to barry
Not sure if you already took your trip, but some light fiction I would recommend that takes place in the Yellowstone area are two books from CJ Box. Back of Beyond from the Cassie Dewel series and Free Fire from the Joe Pickett series.
Back of Beyond (Goodreads link)
Free Fire (Goodreads link)
Back of Beyond (Goodreads link)
Free Fire (Goodreads link)
Posted on 7/1/25 at 8:01 pm to Pecos Pedro
Empire of the Summer Moon
Posted on 7/6/25 at 1:42 pm to Loubacca
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any western written by Larry McMurtry
Agree with this. I think Lonesome Dove is the best novel I've ever read-hated to see it end. His prequel and sequel were good but not on same level, good for background and continuation of Dove. Blood Meridian was flat out weird
Posted on 7/8/25 at 2:12 pm to barry
Blood and Thunder (Hampton Sides) - NF
Open Season (CJ Box) - F
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson) - F
Ridgeline (Michael Punke) - NF but written as a story not just facts
Godless Men (Matt Cutugno) - F
Open Season (CJ Box) - F
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson) - F
Ridgeline (Michael Punke) - NF but written as a story not just facts
Godless Men (Matt Cutugno) - F
This post was edited on 7/8/25 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 7/8/25 at 10:40 pm to barry
Do yourself a favor and read all four books in the Lonesome Dove series. Read them in chronological order of the story line which is not the order in which they were published.
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