The Greatest Westerns of Ernest Haycox (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Classic Western Stories of Frontier Towns, Range Wars, Moral Conflict, and Old West AdventureBy Ernest Haycox
Length250h 21m
About this audiobook
The Greatest Westerns of Ernest Haycox gathers representative tales from a writer who helped refine the Western from formula adventure into a literature of social pressure, moral ambiguity, and historical atmosphere. Haycox's fiction is marked by swift narrative movement, exact visual detail, and a restrained, almost classical prose style. Set amid stage roads, frontier towns, cattle ranges, and unsettled borderlands, these stories belong to the golden age of magazine Westerns while also anticipating the psychologically richer Westerns of mid-century fiction and film. Ernest Haycox (1899–1950), born in Oregon, drew upon the landscapes and historical memory of the American West with unusual seriousness. A prolific contributor to magazines such as Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post, he became one of the genre's most respected craftsmen. His story "Stage to Lordsburg" famously inspired John Ford's Stagecoach, a testament to his influence on cinematic as well as literary Westerns. His work reflects both regional knowledge and a disciplined interest in character under duress. This collection is highly recommended for readers seeking Western fiction with narrative vigor and literary substance. It will appeal not only to admirers of frontier adventure, but also to those interested in the evolution of American 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, General Fiction
Length250 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 4, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Greatest Westerns of Ernest Haycox (Annotated)
76ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 1)
2Introduction
77ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
78ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 3)
4Synopsis (Selection)
79ACTION BY NIGHT (pt. 4)
5NOVELS & NOVELLAS
80THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 1)
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6A RIDER OF THE HIGH MESA (pt. 1)
81THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 2)
7A RIDER OF THE HIGH MESA (pt. 2)
82THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 3)
8FREE GRASS (pt. 1)
83THE WILD BUNCH (pt. 4)
9FREE GRASS (pt. 2)
84BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 1)
10FREE GRASS (pt. 3)
85BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 2)
11FREE GRASS (pt. 4)
86BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 3)
12THE OCTOPUS OF PILGRIM VALLEY (pt. 1)
87BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 4)
13THE OCTOPUS OF PILGRIM VALLEY (pt. 2)
88BUGLES IN THE AFTERNOON (pt. 5)
14CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 1)
89CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 1)
15CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 2)
90CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 2)
16CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 3)
91CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 3)
17CHAFFEE OF ROARING HORS (pt. 4)
92CANYON PASSAGE (pt. 4)
18SON OF THE WEST (pt. 1)
93LONG STORM (pt. 1)
19SON OF THE WEST (pt. 2)
94LONG STORM (pt. 2)
20SON OF THE WEST (pt. 3)
95LONG STORM (pt. 3)
21WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 1)
96LONG STORM (pt. 4)
22WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 2)
97HEAD OF THE MOUNTAIN (pt. 1)
23WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 3)
98HEAD OF THE MOUNTAIN (pt. 2)
24WHISPERING RANGE (pt. 4)
99THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 1)
25THE FEUDISTS (pt. 1)
100THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 2)
26THE FEUDISTS (pt. 2)
101THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 3)
27THE KID FROM RIVER RED
102THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 4)
28THE ROARING HOUR
103THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 5)
29STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 1)
104THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 6)
30STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 2)
105THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 7)
31STARLIGHT RIDER (pt. 3)
106THE EARTHBREAKERS (pt. 8)
32RIDERS WEST (pt. 1)
107THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 1)
33RIDERS WEST (pt. 2)
108THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 2)
34RIDERS WEST (pt. 3)
109THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 3)
35RIDERS WEST (pt. 4)
110THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 4)
36THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 1)
111THE ADVENTURERS (pt. 5)
37THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 2)
112STORIES FROM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
38THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 3)
113RED KNIVES (pt. 1)
39THE SILVER DESERT (pt. 4)
114RED KNIVES (pt. 2)
40TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 1)
115A BATTLE PIECE
41TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 2)
116DRUMS ROLL
42TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 3)
117BURNT CREEK STORIES
43TRAIL SMOKE (pt. 4)
118A BURNT CREEK YULETIDE
44TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 1)
119BUDD DABBLES IN HOMESTEADS
45TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 2)
120WHEN MONEY WENT TO HIS HEAD
46TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 3)
121STUBBORN PEOPLE
47TROUBLE SHOOTER (pt. 4)
122PRAIRIE YULE
48SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 1)
123FALSE FACE
49SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 2)
124ROCKBOUND HONESTY
50SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 3)
125MURDER ON THE FRONTIER
51SUNDOWN JIM (pt. 4)
126MCQUESTION RIDES
52MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 1)
127COURT DAY
53MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 2)
128OFFICER'S CHOICE
54MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 3)
129THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER
55MAN IN THE SADDLE (pt. 4)
130DISPATCH TO THE GENERAL
56THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 1)
131ON TEXAS STREET
57THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 2)
132IN BULLHIDE CANYON
58THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 3)
133WILD ENOUGH
59THE BORDER TRUMPET (pt. 4)
134WHEN YOU CARRY THE STAR
60SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 1)
135OTHER SHORT STORIES
61SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 2)
136AT WOLF CREEK TAVERN
62SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 3)
137BLIZZARD CAMP
63SADDLE AND RIDE (pt. 4)
138BORN TO CONQUER
64RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 1)
139BREED OF THE FRONTIER
65RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 2)
140CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
66RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 3)
141DEAD-MAN TRAIL
67RIM OF THE DESERT (pt. 4)
142DOLOROSA, HERE I COME
68TRAIL TOWN (pt. 1)
143FOURTH SON
69TRAIL TOWN (pt. 2)
144THE LAST RODEO
70TRAIL TOWN (pt. 3)
145THE SILVER SADDLE
71TRAIL TOWN (pt. 4)
146THINGS REMEMBERED
72ALDER GULCH (pt. 1)
147Analysis
73ALDER GULCH (pt. 2)
148Reflection
74ALDER GULCH (pt. 3)
149Memorable Quotes
75ALDER GULCH (pt. 4)
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