Western
Bear Dancer: The Story of a Ute Girl
This story highlights three years in the life of a teenage Ute named Elk Girl. The three-part story begins…
Geronimo
Geronimo is described as “suitable for ages 12 and up.” As I fit into the “and up” part, I find…
Lone Star Literature: From the Red River to the Rio Grande
So much of the history of the American West is represented in Texas. From the struggles of Davy Crockett and…
Standing Tall
In 1884, Sheriff Ransom Starr is pushed off a balcony while on patrol. He lands, horribly injured, in the dusty…
A Sudden Country
A story of survival, A Sudden Country is a fictionalized chronicle of real events on the 1847 Oregon migration. Former…
Telegraph Days
From Pulitzer- and Oscar-winning writer Larry McMurtry comes his latest picaresque about life on the American frontier. Our heroine is…
The Blaze of Noon
It is 1878. Dan Mora, a fifty-eight-year-old prospector, and his unlikely comrade, Quanto, a Tarahumara Indian, discover more than gold…
A Season Of Fire And Ice
Zimpel conveys a strong sense of place in a novel based partly on his grandparents’ lives and pioneer journals. Praeger,…
Pecker’s Revenge And Other Stories From The Frontier’s Edge
Lori Van Pelt’s short western stories have won awards, been printed in anthologies and read at the Autry Museum. Pecker’s…
He Will Go Fearless
Fifteen-year-old Billy needs to go fearless to make it through the adventures that are in store for him—and he does!…
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Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
