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17 Best Westerns Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Westerns books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best westerns books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. MOST RECOMMENDED!
    1
    Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove

    A Novel

    Larry McMurtry

  2. 2
    True Grit

    True Grit

    A Novel

    Charles Portis

  3. 3
    Hondo

    Hondo

    A Novel

    Louis L'Amour

  4. 4
    The Sisters Brothers

    The Sisters Brothers

    Patrick deWitt

  5. 6
    Shane

    Shane

    Jack Schaefer

  6. 8
    The Time It Never Rained
  7. 9
    No Country for Old Men
  8. 10
    The Son

    The Son

    Philipp Meyer

  9. 12
    The Searchers

    The Searchers

    Alan Le May

  10. 13
    The Shootist

    The Shootist

    Glendon Swarthout

  11. 14
    Smoky the Cowhorse
  12. 15
    The Hell Bent Kid

    The Hell Bent Kid

    A Novel

    Charles O. Locke

  13. 16
    Centennial

    Centennial

    A Novel

    James A. Michener

  14. 17
    Butcher's Crossing

    Butcher's Crossing

    John Williams

FAQ

  • How was this Westerns books list created?

    We searched for 'best Westerns books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Westerns books are in this list?

    There are 17 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Westerns books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Westerns books on the internet.

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