For those who love the Western genre, there is no shortage of thrilling adventures to dive into. From classic tales of cowboys and outlaws to modern takes on the genre, there is something for everyone ...
Stacey Lee's YA novel Under a Painted Sky showcases the danger and the beauty of life on the Oregon Trail for a Chinese-American girl and a runaway slave. After a tragic accident forces them to go on ...
In the second half of the 19th century, the figure of the cowboy emerged as the defining feature of American Western literature. Publishers found success with dime Westerns, novels mythologizing the ...
EDUCATION BEFORE VERDUN — Arnold Zweig—Viking ($2.50). Eight years ago U. S. readers were mostly unaware that the late great German Army had been made up of human beings. To the few that read it, a ...
How many times can we talk about our love for Yellowstone and 1923 before you think we've move beyond obsession? If you ask us, we're sure you'll be convinced once you scroll through the western books ...
In the 19th century, an estimated one in four cowboys were Black, but you’d never know from reading and watching western books and films. This canon has served as an act of cinematic and literary ...
The Western genre has seen a major boom in popularity recently, led in large part by the phenomenally successful TV series “Yellowstone,” and its spin-off “1883.” Yet while the juicy adventures of the ...