Readers of the Purple Sage Bookstore

Western  Authors

"Writing the Southwest" [1995] Produced & edited by David King Dunaway Plume 8x5.3 pb [10/95] out of print/used 13-episode radio series on audio cassette order thru Univ NM Press project website

separate  Western  fiction  page

Zane  Grey  Pages
Bio/Profile & Major Novels | Other Books
Silent Movies | Sound Movies & TV | Audio Tapes & eBooks

Edward Abbey [1927-89] Page

Loren D. Estleman Westerns Page

Tony Hillerman Page

mystery author J.A. Jance + Sheriff Brady mysteries

Louis L'Amour [1908-1988] Page

Charles F. Lummis [1859-1928] Page

Larry McMurtry Page

Clarence E. Mulford + Hopalong Cassidy Page

Other Western Authors

Max Elliot Anderson: Western novels for preteens & teens

Rudolfo Anaya Page

Mary Hunter Austin [1868-1934]
books • Wikipedia • O.V.H. site

Texas Bix Bender: books

W.R. Benton: browse books • official website

D.J. Bishop: browse books • official website

cowboy poet-humorist Baxter Black of Benson, AZ
browse books • official website

James Carlos Blake of Arizona: browse books

Mike Blakely: books • official website • music CDs

Win Blevins: books • official website

Stephen & Janet Bly of Idaho
Stephen's books • Janet's books • official website

Johnny D. Boggs of Santa Fe, NM: browse books • official website

Peter Bowen + Gabriel Du Pre mysteries: all books

B.M. Bowers: books & audio & ebooks

Max Brand: books • official website • videos • credits on IMDb

Peter Brandvold: books • official website

Matt Braun: books • official website

Allen P. Bristow: browse books

	"Whispering Smith: His Life & Misadventures" [2007]   by Allen P. Bristow Sunstone Press 9x6 pb [7/2007] for $16.47 publisher book page
	"Playing God" [2005] by Allen P. Bristow VirtualBookworm 8x5 pb [7/2005] for $14.95 publisher bookpage
	"The Pinkerton Eye" [2001] by Allen P. Bristow AuthorHouse 8¼x5 pb [8/2001] for $19.95 publisher bookpage & excerpt

Dee Brown [1908-2002]
all books • "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" paperback | hardcover

Margaret Coel + Wind River Arapaho mysteries
all books • official website

Ralph Compton [1934-99}
all books | Sundown Riders series | Gunfighter series
official website • Wikipedia

Will Cook: books & audio

Mesa Dean {Albuquerque author Melody Groves}: browse books

Bernard DeVoto [1897-1955]: browse books

	"Devoto's West: History, Conservation & The Public Good" [2005] by Bernard Devoto, edited by Edward K. Muller Swallow Press pb [4/2005] for $12.89 Swallow Press hardcover [4/2005] for $44.95
	"The Uneasy Chair: A Biography of Bernard DeVoto" [2001] by Wallace Stegner Univ of NE Press 9x6 pb [3/2001] for $15.72

J. Frank Dobie: browse books

Ivan Doig: browse books • browse audio

James D. Doss + Ute Indian cop Charlie Moon mysteries: all books

Max Evans of Albuquerque, NM
browse books • explore videos/DVDs • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

official Max Evans website

Clay Fisher / Will Henry {Heck Allen}
books • videos • article • credits on IMDb

Vardis Fisher [1895-1968]: books • credits on IMDb

New Mexico historian Nasario Garcia: books • official website

Fred Gipson: all books
+ "Old Yeller" (1957 movie): videos/DVDs • books

James J. Griffin + Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk series
all books • official website • Wikipedia

A.B. Guthrie, Jr. [1901-1991]: books • papers at Yale

Micah S. Hackler + Sheriff Lansing mysteries: all books

J.J. Haefner: browse books • official website

Jean Hager + Cherokee cops mysteries: browse books

Mel Hague

Jamie Harrison + Sheriff Jules Clement mysteries: all books

Ernest Haycox [1899-1950]
books • videos/DVDs • credits on IMDb

O. Henry Pages + Cisco Kid Page

Stanley Hoig: books

Emerson Hough [1857-1923]: books • etexts at Project Gutenberg

Lance Howard {Howard Hopkins}: books • author website

cowboy author-artist Will James [1892-1942]
books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia

Dorothy M. Johnston: books • credits on IMDb

Terry C. Johnston [1947-2001]: books • official website

Kirby Jonas: books • official website

Elmer Kelton: books • official website

Bob Kinford of Van Horn, TX
books {as Bob} • books {as Robert} • official website

William Kittredge: fiction & non-fiction

Peter B. Kyne [1880-1957]
books • Broadway credits • credits on IMDb

Brian Andrew Laird
+ Tucson, AZ journalist Nate Bowman mysteries: all books

Walt Lange, Word Slinger

Western historian David Lavender: books

Elmore Leonard
Westerns • browse all books • official website • credits on IMDb

"The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard" [2004] Wm. Morrow hardcover [10/2004] for $19.01 Harper UNABR audio CD [10/2004] for $20.37

Milton Lott [1916-96]: browse books

Giles A. Lutz [1910-82]
browse books [out of print/used] plus one audio

Cormac McCarthy
books • C.M. Society • DC's unofficial site • credits on IMDb

Johnston McCulley [1883-1958] all books & ebooks • credits on IMDb + Zorro: book series • VHS • DVD official Zorro website • JW's fansite 'Zorro' comics covers at Comic Book Archive

Michael McGarrity + NM Police Chief Kevin Kerney mysteries
all books • official website

D.R. Meredith: all books + "The Sheriff..." mysteries: series books

P.G. Nagle of Albuquerque, NM: browse books • official website

Nelson C. Nye [1907-97]: browse books • official website

Theodore V. Olsen: all books

Frank O'Rourke 'King of the Westerns' {circa 1968} [1916-89]
all books • videos/DVDs • credits on IMDb

Stephen Overholser {son of Wayne}: all books

Wayne D. Overholser [1907-96]: all books

Jake Page + blind sculptor Mo Bowdre of Santa Fe, NM: all books

Lauran Paine: all books
+ "Open Range Men": pb [9/2003] for $5.99 • movie [Aug 2003] site • videos/DVDs

J.R. {Judith) Parker: books • official website

Richard Parrish + Joshua Rabb of Tucson, AZ: series books

Abe Peña of New Mexico: books • official website

Lee Pitts of Morro Bay, CA: books

ex-Arizona Ranger Wm. MacLeod Raine: books & ebooks

cowboy humorist Slim Randles of Albuquerque, NM
browse books • official website

"Sun Dog Days" [2006] by Slim Randles "... filled with quick wit and earthy insight." — Max Evans Univ NM Press 8x5½ pb [3/2007] for $12.89 Univ NM Press 8¼x5¾ hardcover [3/2006] for $18.96

Eugene Manlove Rhodes [1869-1934] of New Mexico
books • explore videos/DVDs • credits on IMDb

Lucia St. Clair Robson: browse books • official website

Mari Sandoz [1896-1966]
browse books • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Mari Sandoz Heritage Society [est. 1971]

Walter Satterthwait + Santa Fe NM P.I. Joshua Croft
series books • official website

Thomas Savage [1915-2003]: books • publisher page

Jack Schaefer [1907-91]
books • videos • Aristos fansite • credits on IMDb

Jory Sherman: books • official website

Gordon D. Shirreffs [1914-1996]
books • JC's excellent fansite

Luke Short: books

historian Marc Simmons of New Mexico: books • official website

cowboy author John L. Sinclair [1902-93]: browse books

	"A Cowboy Writer In New Mexico: The Memoirs of John L. Sinclair" [1996] Univ NM Press 8x5½ pb [7/96] out of print/used
	"Cowboy Riding Country" [1982] by John L. Sinclair, illustrated by Edmond Delavy Memories of working on the range near Roswell, NM and of cowboy life in Lincoln County, NM up thru World War II. Univ NM Press harcover [1982] out of print/used

Frank H. Spearman [1859-1937]
browse books • credits on IMDb • Wikipedia

Charlie Steel: browse books • official website

Wallace Stegner: browse books • browse audio • 1997 bio

Aimee & David Thurlo
official website + Navajo cop Ella Clah mysteries: series books

Doyle Trent: browse books [out of print/used]

Western historian Frederick Jackson Turner: browse books

Mark Twain {the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens [1835-1910]}
browse books • videos/DVDs • credits on IMDb • witty quotations

Jonas Ward: books • credits on IMDb

Frank Waters [1902-95] of Arroyo Seco, NM
books • "Man Who Killed the Deer" [1942] • F.W. Foundation

Robert Westbrook: all books • official website
+ Howard Moon Deer mysteries: webpage

Magic Dragon Ultimate Western Authors Web Guide

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