The Complete Novels of Ernest Haycox (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Son of the West, Saddle and Ride, Action by Night, The Silver Desert, Bugles in the AfternoonBy Ernest Haycox
Length228h 25m
About this audiobook
The Complete Novels of Ernest Haycox gathers the full sweep of a major twentieth-century Western writer's long-form fiction, revealing a body of work far richer than formula frontier adventure. Haycox's novels combine taut plotting, atmospheric landscapes, moral conflict, and psychologically attentive characterization. Written in the era when the Western was moving from pulp entertainment toward modern popular literature, these works refine the genre's familiar materials—settlement, violence, law, loyalty, and displacement—into narratives of social change and ethical pressure. Ernest Haycox (1899–1950), an Oregon-born author and veteran of the First World War, brought to his fiction both regional intimacy and historical curiosity. Educated at the University of Oregon, he became a prolific contributor to magazines such as Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. His knowledge of the Pacific Northwest, frontier history, and human ambition shaped novels that often look beyond myth toward the costs of expansion and the fragile codes by which communities survive. This collection is highly recommended for readers seeking the Western at its most literate and influential. Scholars of American popular fiction, admirers of historical narrative, and general readers alike will find in Haycox a disciplined storyteller whose work helped define the genre's artistic possibilities.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length228 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 14, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Novels of Ernest Haycox (Annotated)
26THE KID FROM RIVER RED
2Introduction
27THE ROARING HOUR
3Historical Context
28STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 1)
4Synopsis (Selection)
29STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 2)
5A RIDER OF THE HIGH MESA (pt. 1)
30STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 3)
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6A RIDER OF THE HIGH MESA (pt. 2)
31RIDERS WEST (pt. 1)
7FREE GRASS (pt. 1)
32RIDERS WEST (pt. 2)
8FREE GRASS (pt. 2)
33RIDERS WEST (pt. 3)
9FREE GRASS (pt. 3)
34RIDERS WEST (pt. 4)
10FREE GRASS (pt. 4)
35THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 1)
11THE OCTOPUS OF PILGRIM VALLEY (pt. 1)
36THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 2)
12THE OCTOPUS OF PILGRIM VALLEY (pt. 2)
37THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 3)
13CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 1)
38THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 4)
14CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 2)
39TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 1)
15CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 3)
40TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 2)
16CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 4)
41TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 3)
17SON OF THE WEST (pt. 1)
42TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 4)
18SON OF THE WEST (pt. 2)
43TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 1)
19SON OF THE WEST (pt. 3)
44TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 2)
20WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 1)
45TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 3)
21WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 2)
46TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 4)
22WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 3)
47SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 1)
23WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 4)
48SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 2)
24THE FEUDISTS (pt. 1)
49SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 3)
25THE FEUDISTS (pt. 2)
50SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 4)
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