Three thousand books lined the walls of my childhood home; among them
the entire works of Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey, along with a myriad
other titles by authors the likes of Alexander Dumas, Karl May, Theodore
Roosevelt, and Shakespeare. Lever-action rifles stood in corners,
holstered Peacemakers hung from pegs, and not a TV was to be found. My
leisure time was spent either gallivanting a’horseback through the Rocky
Mountains surrounding my home, or buried in a book. My favorites were
mostly westerns, and a few of those stood above the rest. Below is a
list, in no particular order. But first, an author’s note:
Louis L’Amour was arguably the finest western novelist ever. He
walked the walk and talked the talk, from dusty cattle plains to high-up
mountains to seaside wharves to mining for ore to fighting in the ring.
He had an extraordinary way with words, spun yarns that call to the
wildness in us all, and had impeccable taste for accuracy in location,
firearms, and details described within his narratives. You’ll find
several of his titles in this list.
Zane Grey stands a close second on the list of best-ever western
authors. He pre-dates L.L. by a small margin, writing most of his novels
during the early 1900s. He also walked the walk, spending much of his
time in the incredibly rough country along the Mogollon Rim in Arizona,
hunting bear and lion with his favorite lever-action Winchester ‘95. He
was less pragmatic and more romantic than Louis L’Amour, and his novels
embody the indomitable spirit of the early West. Several of his books
made this list as well. ... [mehr] https://www.outdoorlife.com/19-best-western-books-all-time
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