Best Reads (And They Aren't All Westerns)
Western writers share the books that most influenced their lives and craft.
By: TW Editors 07/01/2007
The Log of a Cowboy
Andy Adams
This 1903 book is still a great read after all these years. Every time I read it, I feel like I have to go wash the trail dust off my clothes.
The Conviction of Richard Nixon
James Reston, Jr.
Just in time for the 35th anniversary of Watergate, this book reminds us that Nixon was one of the best and worst presidents in American history.
Red Harvest
Dashiell Hammett
The real inspiration for HBO’s Deadwood, this book is set half a century after Deadwood’s golden age and written more than 75 years before the TV series.
Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford
Scott Eyman
Scott is a good friend, but I swear I would have called this the best book on Ford even if I didn’t know him. Wonderful chapters on the making of all the great Westerns from Stagecoach to The Searchers to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
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