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Listopia > Bruce Deming's votes on the list Best Westerns (5 Books)
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Devil's Manhunt
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"This is a nail-biter that hasn't been reprinted until recently. Very suspenseful.
Bruce
rated it 5 stars
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Buckskin Brigades
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"A good historical read written from the point of view of a white man who had grown up with the Blackfeet. The Blackfeet look more sensible and civilized in this novel. Felt I got a good feeling for the fur trading and mountain man days.
Bruce
rated it 5 stars
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Cimarron
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"This book was made into a movie which won the Best Picture award for the Oscars. Most famous scene is the Oklahoma land race. Well told and researched by Edna Ferber
Bruce
rated it 4 stars
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The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A, in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West
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"Excellent book (nonfiction)by Washington Irving on the west made from Captain Bonneville's diaries. Seem to be honest observations of the early west."
Bruce
rated it 4 stars
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The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1)
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"My first book introducing me to the Mountain Man and fur trading era."
Bruce
rated it 4 stars
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