18 books like The Pistoleer

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How the West Was Won Louis L'Amour · 1963 · ★ 4.1 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who'd headed east to see the ocean but left his heart--and his home--in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in… Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

The writings of Bret Harte Bret Harte · 1874 · 20p · ≈ 40m · Challenging Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Stewart Edward White · 1904 · ★ 3.4 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

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Appaloosa Robert B. Parker · 2005 · ★ 4.4 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa, they find a town suffering at the hands of a renegade rancher who’s already left the city marshal and one of his deputies dead. Cole and Hitch are used to cleaning up after scavengers, but this one raises the stakes by playing not with the rules—but with emotion. Shares Thieves, Outlaws, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

Silvertips Search Frederick Faust · 1933 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Arizona Jim Silver had to find Rap Bender, Judge Bender's missing son--the same Rap Bender who had joined guns with Silver's oldest and deadliest enemy. But when the legendary Silvertip finally caught up with Bender, they shared a common enemy--ever since Bender's partner double-crossed him by trying to kidnap his woman. Now it was up to the two men to catch the man Silver had pledged to… Shares Outlaws, Westerns

Jackson Trail Frederick Faust · 1932 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Outlaws, Westerns with this book.

Shadow on the Trail Zane Grey · 1946 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "The whistle of the Texas Pacific express train nerved Wade Holden to dare one more argument against the unplanned holdup and robbery his chief had undertaken. Standing there in the dark night under the trees with the misty rain blowing in his face and the horses restlessly creaking leather, Wade thought swiftly, realizing the peril in speaking ill of men Simm Bell chose as comrades for a job of… Shares Outlaws, Texas, Westerns

The Hash Knife outfit Zane Grey · 1929 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Hash Knife gang reigns across Arizona. Outlaw leader Jed Stone has mellowed with age and wants to give up his wild life, but another member of the Hash Knife gang won't let him. Shares Outlaws, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

Forlorn River Zane Grey · 1927 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Ben Ide is a failure in the horse trade because he loves horses more than money. A few bad deals have turned the world against him. His greatest adversary is his father, who thinks Ben good for nothing. Determined to show what he is made of and what he can do, Ben pursues a herd of wild horses. The herd leads him directly into danger: cattle thieves with connections in high places. Distrusted by… Shares Outlaws, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

Pardners Rex Ellingwood Beach · 1905 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

Red men and white Owen Wister · 1895 · ★ 3.7 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

Other Main Traveled Roads Hamlin Garland · 1910 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

Way of the Lawless Frederick Faust · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Beside the rear window of the blacksmith shop Jasper Lanning held his withered arms folded against his chest. With the dispassionate eye and the aching heart of an artist he said to himself that his life work was a failure. That life work was the young fellow who swung the sledge at the forge, and truly it was a strange product for this seventy-year-old veteran with his slant Oriental eyes and… Shares Outlaws, Frontier and pioneer life

The Lone Star Ranger Zane Grey · 1914 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Buck becomes a Texas outlaw when he kills a man in self-defense. His troubles don’t end there, though. When he is seen trying to rescue a young girl being held prisoner in Mexico, he incurs the anger of her captors. With both the good and the bad on his back, Buck escapes to solitude. When the captain of rangers obtains a pardon for him, he makes Buck take an oath to fight on the side of the law… Shares Outlaws, Texas, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

The Stingaree Frederick Faust · 1930 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate When Alabama Joe drifted into Fort Anxious, he seemed to be a shiftless, easygoing tramp. But he didn't fool Parker. Parker had gunned down the notorious Bob Dillman. He'd known that one day Dillman's outlaw partner would appear to avenge his death. The Stingaree was fast on the draw and deadly as a snake. Parker knew he'd have to draw first-or die! Shares Outlaws, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns

Frontier Stories Bret Harte · 1887 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Westerns, History with this book.

Silver Canyon Louis L'Amour · 1957 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns with this book.

The Way of a Man Emerson Hough · 1907 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Westerns, History with this book.

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