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Preston Lewis

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Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Humor and Comedy

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Preston Lewis is the award-winning author of more than 50 novels and nonfiction works. His honors include three Spur Awards from Western Writers of America and ten Will Rogers Gold Medallion Awards (six gold, two silver, two bronze) for traditional westerns, western humor, nonfiction articles and short stories.

In 2025 he was named recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Will Rogers Medallion Awards for his contributions to the literature of the American West. In 2021 Lewis was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for his literary accomplishments.

His books have been published by both national and regional publishers. In 2021 he and his wife Harriet Kocher Lewis established Bariso Press and have published ten books. Of th ...more

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	Preston Lewis Western Collection 2 4.26 avg rating — 261 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preston Lewis Western Collection 1 4.36 avg rating — 233 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Herd to Abilene (Memoirs of H.H. Lomax Series #5) 4.24 avg rating — 88 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	North To Alaska (H.H. Lomax 6) 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bluster’s Last Stand: The Complete Tales of H.H. Lomax 4.40 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rio Ruidoso 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Demise of Billy the Kid (Memoirs of H.H. Lomax, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rio Hondo 4.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlaw West of the Pecos: An H.H. Lomax Western (H.H. Lomax, #7) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Call of the Wilde: An H.H. Lomax Western 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Honor of a Lifetime

This month started off with the most wonderful recognition from the Will Rogers Medallion Awards. Normally, receiving a Gold Medallion like we did this year for Pintsized Pioneers would have been the highlight, but the 2025 WRMA banquet was different as I received the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award. I don’t know that I deserved it as there are so many fine Western writers out there,

Series by Preston Lewis

Three Rivers Trilogy (3 books)
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Memoirs of H.H. Lomax (1 book)
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Magic Machine Series (2 books)
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“Wheew. She's mean enough to suck eggs out of a widow woman's basket and cunning enough to hide the shells on her neighbor's porch.”
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