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The Old West is a series of books about the history of the American Old West era, published by Time-Life Books from 1973 through 1980. Each book focused on a different topic specific for the era, such as cowboys, American Indians, gamblers and gunfighters.
- Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne.
- Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West by Hampton Sides.
- The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral--And How It Changed The American West by Jeff Guinn.
- Lasso the Wind: Away to the New West by Timothy Egan (Goodreads Author)
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- Leon Metz, 1930-2020
Best Author and Historical Nonfiction Book of the Year
Robert Utley, The Last Sovereigns: Sitting Bull and the Resistance of the Free Lakotas (University of Nebraska Press) NebraskaPress.UNL.edu Readers’ Choice:John Boessenecker, Ride the Devil’s Herd: Wyatt Earp’s Epic Battle Against the West’s Biggest Outlaw Gang(Hanover Square Press) Our True West Western Book of the Year and Author of the Year award goes to The Last Sovereigns: Sitting Bull and the Resistance of the Free Lakotas by Robert M. Utley, published by the University of Nebraska Pres...
If 2020 proved anything in Western novel publishing, it was that fans of the Western genre will continue to buy their favorite authors—new, used, digital or audio. What was most challenging for publishers was not delivering their books in the publishing pipeline or backlists, but publishing new books amid COVID-19 lockdowns. Fan favorite Five Star ...
What is the future of Western history publishing, especially for 19th-century history and biography? The future of the genres are equally in the hands of the publishers and the consumers, especially with the non-university commercial imprints. In 2021, we are all beneficiaries of the university presses still publishing 19th-century Western American...
For many of us, our favorite local bookstore has been long-closed, but in many towns and cities, the independent used and new booksellers that have survived continue to be the cornerstone of the book-buying and collecting community. We, as book consumers, still have an opportunity to support our local bookstores and the independent dealers who are ...
By Bob Boze Bell
Leon Metz was a friend of the magazine with a flair for superb storytelling, and he was a formidable force in many arenas (he had his own TV show!). I am honored to have known him, and I believe he still owns the best and certainly the zaniest quote in the Billy the Kid field regarding Wayne Brazel being acquitted for shooting Pat Garrett while the latter was seeing a man about a horse: “The only time in history a man has been assassinated while urinating that the defendant claimed self-defen...
'The Old West' is an excellent series from Time-Life Books. The books capture the Old West masterfully with plenty of pictures and great information. A 'must-have' for those who enjoy learning more about the great American expansion west.
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- Keith Wheeler
May 16, 2016 · Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lessy. How The West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontiers by Chris Enss. How The West Was Worn: a History of Western Wear by Holly George-Warren & Michelle Freedman. The Look of the Old West by William Foster-Harris. The Wild West on 5 Bits a Day by Joan Tapper.
- Annika Barranti Klein
The Old West - 6 Volumes - Contains The Alaskans, The Gamblers, The Soldiers, The Pioneers, The Women by Time-Life Books 1 copy Order: 4, 7, 20, 23, 25 Time-Life: The Old West Set by Time-Life Books 26 copies
The Old West. by multiple authors includes books The Cowboys (The Old West), The Indians (The Old West), The Soldiers, and several more. See the complete The Old West series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
