And of course Lonesome Dove and Centennial were standouts.
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_Warlock_ by Oakley Hall
and reread _The Crossing_
_Against The Day_ has large sections set in the American West around the late 19th/very early 20th century that are wonderful (and then enough for maybe 2-3 other novels).
John Dos Passos’ _USA Trilogy_ isn’t really a ‘western’ but has large sections defined by westward expansion and the consequences of the end of the American frontier.
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True Grit by Charles Portis and Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt
I’m reading the Lonesome Dove series atm too! Currently on Streets of Laredo. When I’m finished with these I think I’m going to read The Homesman.
I’ve avoided Cormac McCarthy because I’ve heard the writing style can be difficult, but I’m guessing you would recommend him?
**Ivan Doig**
**Mostly set in Montana**
Warlock – Oakley Hall – Thomas Pynchon has cited as a big influence on him
Butcher’s Crossing – John Williams (same writer as Stoner)
In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
For a modern take of stories set in the west, check out CJ Box’s Joe Pickett series.
https://www.artofmanliness.com/living/reading/21-western-novels-every-man-should-read/
There are some amazing books on that list.
The Son by Philipp Meyer
El Paso by Winston Groom
Little Big Man by Thomas Berger
And of course Lonesome Dove and Centennial were standouts.
_Warlock_ by Oakley Hall
and reread _The Crossing_
_Against The Day_ has large sections set in the American West around the late 19th/very early 20th century that are wonderful (and then enough for maybe 2-3 other novels).
John Dos Passos’ _USA Trilogy_ isn’t really a ‘western’ but has large sections defined by westward expansion and the consequences of the end of the American frontier.
Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones