The Greatest Haycox Westerns & Historical Novels (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Burnt Creek Stories, Murder on the Frontier, Trouble Shooter, Stories From the American RevolutionBy Ernest Haycox
Length250h 33m
About this audiobook
The Greatest Haycox Westerns & Historical Novels gathers Ernest Haycox's vigorous frontier fiction into a panorama of American expansion, conflict, and moral testing. Written in a clean, cinematic prose marked by swift dialogue, precise landscape, and psychological restraint, these narratives elevate the Western beyond formula. Haycox places gunfights, trails, settlements, and military outposts within a broader historical imagination, aligning popular adventure with the literary naturalism and social realism that shaped early twentieth-century American storytelling. Ernest Haycox (1899–1950), an Oregon-born writer and veteran of the First World War, brought to his fiction both regional familiarity and a disciplined sense of action under pressure. Educated at the University of Oregon, he published widely in major magazines and became one of the most respected Western authors of his generation. His interest in history, geography, and character made his frontier settings feel lived-in rather than merely decorative. This volume is recommended for readers seeking Western fiction of substance: dramatic, historically alert, and morally nuanced. It will especially reward those interested in how the genre matured into serious popular literature.
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
Length250 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 12, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
76Alder Gulch (pt. 4)
2Introduction
77Action by Night (pt. 1)
3Historical Context
78Action by Night (pt. 2)
4Synopsis (Selection)
79Action by Night (pt. 3)
5Ernest Haycox - Ultimate Collection: Western Classics & Historical Novels
80Action by Night (pt. 4)
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6Novels & Novellas
81The Wild Bunch (pt. 1)
7A Rider of the High Mesa (pt. 1)
82The Wild Bunch (pt. 2)
8A Rider of the High Mesa (pt. 2)
83The Wild Bunch (pt. 3)
9Free Grass (pt. 1)
84The Wild Bunch (pt. 4)
10Free Grass (pt. 2)
85Bugles in the Afternoon (pt. 1)
11Free Grass (pt. 3)
86Bugles in the Afternoon (pt. 2)
12Free Grass (pt. 4)
87Bugles in the Afternoon (pt. 3)
13The Octopus of Pilgrim Valley (pt. 1)
88Bugles in the Afternoon (pt. 4)
14The Octopus of Pilgrim Valley (pt. 2)
89Bugles in the Afternoon (pt. 5)
15Chaffee of Roaring Hors (pt. 1)
90Canyon Passage (pt. 1)
16Chaffee of Roaring Hors (pt. 2)
91Canyon Passage (pt. 2)
17Chaffee of Roaring Hors (pt. 3)
92Canyon Passage (pt. 3)
18Chaffee of Roaring Hors (pt. 4)
93Canyon Passage (pt. 4)
19Son of the West (pt. 1)
94Long Storm (pt. 1)
20Son of the West (pt. 2)
95Long Storm (pt. 2)
21Son of the West (pt. 3)
96Long Storm (pt. 3)
22Whispering Range (pt. 1)
97Long Storm (pt. 4)
23Whispering Range (pt. 2)
98Head of the Mountain (pt. 1)
24Whispering Range (pt. 3)
99Head of the Mountain (pt. 2)
25Whispering Range (pt. 4)
100The Earthbreakers (pt. 1)
26The Feudists (pt. 1)
101The Earthbreakers (pt. 2)
27The Feudists (pt. 2)
102The Earthbreakers (pt. 3)
28The Kid From River Red
103The Earthbreakers (pt. 4)
29The Roaring Hour
104The Earthbreakers (pt. 5)
30Starlight Rider (pt. 1)
105The Earthbreakers (pt. 6)
31Starlight Rider (pt. 2)
106The Earthbreakers (pt. 7)
32Starlight Rider (pt. 3)
107The Earthbreakers (pt. 8)
33Riders West (pt. 1)
108The Adventurers (pt. 1)
34Riders West (pt. 2)
109The Adventurers (pt. 2)
35Riders West (pt. 3)
110The Adventurers (pt. 3)
36Riders West (pt. 4)
111The Adventurers (pt. 4)
37The Silver Desert (pt. 1)
112The Adventurers (pt. 5)
38The Silver Desert (pt. 2)
113Stories From the American Revolution
39The Silver Desert (pt. 3)
114Red Knives (pt. 1)
40The Silver Desert (pt. 4)
115Red Knives (pt. 2)
41Trail Smoke (pt. 1)
116A Battle Piece
42Trail Smoke (pt. 2)
117Drums Roll
43Trail Smoke (pt. 3)
118Burnt Creek Stories
44Trail Smoke (pt. 4)
119A Burnt Creek Yuletide
45Trouble Shooter (pt. 1)
120Budd Dabbles in Homesteads
46Trouble Shooter (pt. 2)
121When Money Went to His Head
47Trouble Shooter (pt. 3)
122Stubborn People
48Trouble Shooter (pt. 4)
123Prairie Yule
49Sundown Jim (pt. 1)
124False Face
50Sundown Jim (pt. 2)
125Rockbound Honesty
51Sundown Jim (pt. 3)
126Murder on the Frontier
52Sundown Jim (pt. 4)
127Mcquestion Rides
53Man in the Saddle (pt. 1)
128Court Day
54Man in the Saddle (pt. 2)
129Officer's Choice
55Man in the Saddle (pt. 3)
130The Colonel's Daughter
56Man in the Saddle (pt. 4)
131Dispatch to the General
57The Border Trumpet (pt. 1)
132On Texas Street
58The Border Trumpet (pt. 2)
133In Bullhide Canyon
59The Border Trumpet (pt. 3)
134Wild Enough
60The Border Trumpet (pt. 4)
135When You Carry the Star
61Saddle and Ride (pt. 1)
136Other Short Stories
62Saddle and Ride (pt. 2)
137At Wolf Creek Tavern
63Saddle and Ride (pt. 3)
138Blizzard Camp
64Saddle and Ride (pt. 4)
139Born to Conquer
65Rim of the Desert (pt. 1)
140Breed of the Frontier
66Rim of the Desert (pt. 2)
141Custom of the Country
67Rim of the Desert (pt. 3)
142Dead-Man Trail
68Rim of the Desert (pt. 4)
143Dolorosa, Here I Come
69Trail Town (pt. 1)
144Fourth Son
70Trail Town (pt. 2)
145The Last Rodeo
71Trail Town (pt. 3)
146The Silver Saddle
72Trail Town (pt. 4)
147Things Remembered
73Alder Gulch (pt. 1)
148Analysis
74Alder Gulch (pt. 2)
149Reflection
75Alder Gulch (pt. 3)
150Memorable Quotes
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