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)
58THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 4)
2Introduction
59SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 1)
3Historical Context
60SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 2)
4Synopsis (Selection)
61SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 3)
5A RIDER OF THE HIGH MESA (pt. 1)
62SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 4)
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6A RIDER OF THE HIGH MESA (pt. 2)
63RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 1)
7FREE GRASS (pt. 1)
64RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 2)
8FREE GRASS (pt. 2)
65RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 3)
9FREE GRASS (pt. 3)
66RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 4)
10FREE GRASS (pt. 4)
67TRAIL TOWN (pt. 1)
11THE OCTOPUS OF PILGRIM VALLEY (pt. 1)
68TRAIL TOWN (pt. 2)
12THE OCTOPUS OF PILGRIM VALLEY (pt. 2)
69TRAIL TOWN (pt. 3)
13CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 1)
70TRAIL TOWN (pt. 4)
14CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 2)
71ALDER GULCH (pt. 1)
15CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 3)
72ALDER GULCH (pt. 2)
16CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 4)
73ALDER GULCH (pt. 3)
17SON OF THE WEST (pt. 1)
74ALDER GULCH (pt. 4)
18SON OF THE WEST (pt. 2)
75ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 1)
19SON OF THE WEST (pt. 3)
76ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 2)
20WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 1)
77ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 3)
21WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 2)
78ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 4)
22WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 3)
79THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 1)
23WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 4)
80THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 2)
24THE FEUDISTS (pt. 1)
81THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 3)
25THE FEUDISTS (pt. 2)
82THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 4)
26THE KID FROM RIVER RED
83BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 1)
27THE ROARING HOUR
84BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 2)
28STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 1)
85BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 3)
29STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 2)
86BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 4)
30STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 3)
87BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 5)
31RIDERS WEST (pt. 1)
88CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 1)
32RIDERS WEST (pt. 2)
89CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 2)
33RIDERS WEST (pt. 3)
90CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 3)
34RIDERS WEST (pt. 4)
91CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 4)
35THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 1)
92LONG STORM (pt. 1)
36THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 2)
93LONG STORM (pt. 2)
37THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 3)
94LONG STORM (pt. 3)
38THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 4)
95LONG STORM (pt. 4)
39TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 1)
96HEAD OF THE MOUNTAIN (pt. 1)
40TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 2)
97HEAD OF THE MOUNTAIN (pt. 2)
41TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 3)
98THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 1)
42TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 4)
99THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 2)
43TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 1)
100THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 3)
44TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 2)
101THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 4)
45TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 3)
102THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 5)
46TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 4)
103THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 6)
47SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 1)
104THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 7)
48SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 2)
105THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 8)
49SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 3)
106THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 1)
50SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 4)
107THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 2)
51MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 1)
108THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 3)
52MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 2)
109THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 4)
53MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 3)
110THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 5)
54MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 4)
111Analysis
55THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 1)
112Reflection
56THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 2)
113Memorable Quotes
57THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 3)
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