Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. [1] Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 20th century and Louis L'Amour from the mid-20th century.

2018年6月6日 · Plenty of Westerns are set in the 20th century, but most on this list take place during the 1800s. Characters are cowboys, ranchers, homesteaders, gunfighters/sheriffs/rangers, and/or frontiersmen. The career of a Western character is pretty limited, and centers on the aforementioned roles.

2024年1月22日 · The 25 best western novels are chosen by the Western Writers of America and include timeless classics such as The Virginian, The Ox-Bow Incident, and Call of the Wild. Criteria for selection include historical significance, impact on …

2012年7月1日 · Those books (fiction and nonfiction) that embody the spirit of the Old West, the heroism, tragedy, and drama of this mythic era of American history.

2002年12月30日 · Dive into the rugged landscapes and audacious spirit of the Wild West with these top Western books, carefully aggregated from leading literary sources and ranked by their frequency of recommendation. Recommendations from 14 articles, Barack Obama, Anthony Bourdain, Tim O’Reilly and 17 others.

Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West, most commonly between 1860 and 1900. The first critically recognized Western was The Virginian (1902) by Owen Wister. [39] Other well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey, from the early 1900s, Ernest Haycox, Luke Short, and Louis L'Amour, from

2024年7月3日 · A list of Western fiction authors with writers who specialize in all types of Western historical fiction and tales of the American frontier. If cowboys, Indians (Native Americans), gold miners, and outlaws are your favorite types of characters, then you're a western fiction fan.

2025年1月1日 · List of famous western fiction books, listed alphabetically with jacket cover images of the books when available. Information for these popular western fiction books is included as well, such as the author's name and the book's publication date.

Books from this list will have a Western flavor with a base in Historical Fiction.

Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, but there are also a number of works about Western-type characters in contemporary settings.