7 must-read autobiography books like The Life of John Wesley Hardin by John Wesley Hardin

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The Life of John Wesley Hardin

By: John Wesley Hardin

3.79

Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition

Born to a Methodist preacher in 1853, near Bonham, Texas, Wes Hardin killed his first man, a former…

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1. Six Years With the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881

By: James B. Gillett

4.14

Format: 171 pages, Kindle Edition

Texas in the nineteenth century was a dangerous place. The Texas Rangers were there to keep people … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • westerns
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Cover of The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby by None, John Singleton Mosby

2. The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby

By: None , John Singleton Mosby

3.91

Format: None pages,

Of all the images associated with the Civil War era, there is none more captivating than that of th… read more

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  • history
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  • nonfiction
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3. The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)

By: James Fenimore Cooper

3.70

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans … read more

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  • american
"Is it justice to make evil, and then punish for it?"

-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)

"Do my brothers know the name of this favored people?"

-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)

"Every trail has its end, and every calamity brings its lesson!"

-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)

"Indijanac je stvorenje što ćete ga prije osjetiti nego vidjeti."

-James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)

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4. Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer

By: Wooden Leg , None

3.74

Format: 296 pages,

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  • history
  • american
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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5. The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid

By: Frederick Nolan , Pat F. Garrett

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve decades after Billy the Kid's death in 1881, books, movies, and essays about this western ou… read more

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  • biography
  • true crime
  • westerns
  • nonfiction

6. The Diary of a Forty-Niner

By: Chauncey L. Canfield

4.00

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

1849, California. The Gold Rush had begun. 300,000 gold-seekers left their homes, grabbed what they… read more

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7. Three Years with Quantrill: A True Story Told By His Scout

By: None , None

4.00

Format: 224 pages,

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8. A Killing on the Hill

By: Robert Dugoni

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The Great Depression. High-level corruption. And a murder that’s about to become Seattle’s hottest … read more

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  • crime
Cover of First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20) by Craig Johnson

9. First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20)

By: Craig Johnson

4.37

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the events of The Longmire Defense, we return to find Walt and our familiar cast of chara… read more

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  • westerns
  • crime
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10. The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang

By: Tom Clavin

3.67

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multipl… read more

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  • biography
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  • crime
Cover of Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell by John Crittenden Duval

11. Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

By: John Crittenden Duval

4.00

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1835 the Republic of Mexico rebelled against the Mexican Republic. Young men, like John C. Duva… read more

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  • history
Cover of Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians by Herman Lehmann

12. Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians

By: Herman Lehmann

4.17

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

"Lehmann's memoir is quite fantastic-sounding at times, but is regarded as one of the best of that … read more

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13. The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter

By: John Crittenden Duval

3.85

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

At six foot two inches and two hundred and forty pounds, Big-Foot Wallace cut a formidable figure a… read more

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  • biography
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14. Fifty Years On The Trail: The True Story of John Y. Nelson, Frontiersman, Scout, and Guide

By: John Nelson

4.34

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Frontiersman, military scout, interpreter, guide, police chief, and saloon owner; John Young Nelson… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

By: William Thomas Hamilton

4.17

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

Of course I knew how to scalp, and soon accomplished the feat, much to his satisfaction, for he sai… read more

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16. Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians

By: Fanny Kelly

3.87

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

“I was a member of a small company of emigrants, who were attacked by an overwhelming force of host… read more

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"Experience is a great teacher, and we were then in her school, and learned that while hope offers the faintest token of refuge, we pause upon the fearful brink of eternity, and look back for rescue."

-Fanny Kelly, Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians

"Mother! what a world of affection is comprised in that single word; how little do we in the giddy round of youthful pleasure and folly heed her wise counsels. How lightly do we look upon that zealous…"

-Fanny Kelly, Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians

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17. Adventures of a Mountain Man: The Narrative of Zenas Leonard

By: Zenas Leonard

3.95

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

In the spring of 1830, Leonard, a native of Clearfield, Pennsylvania embarked on an expedition acro… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. The Life of John Wesley Hardin

By: John Wesley Hardin

3.79

Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition

Born to a Methodist preacher in 1853, near Bonham, Texas, Wes Hardin killed his first man, a former… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of Bushwhacker: Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand by Samuel S. Hildebrand

19. Bushwhacker: Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand

By: Samuel S. Hildebrand

4.08

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Bushwhackers in the American Civil War operated as guerrillas, outside the normal chain of military… read more

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20. Twelve Years in the Saddle for Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas

By: William John L. Sullivan

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Life as a Texas Ranger was never easy. But to survive twelve years confronting vicious murderers, … read more

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21. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas

By: A.J. Sowell

4.30

Format: 660 pages, Kindle Edition

Life as an early settler in Texas was tough. Cattle rustlers stole people’s livelihoods, Native Am… read more

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  • history
Cover of Frontier Fighter: The Autobiography of George W. Coe by George W. Coe

22. Frontier Fighter: The Autobiography of George W. Coe

By: George W. Coe

4.45

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Billy the Kid became one of the most notorious outlaws in Wild West history. The murder of his fri… read more

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  • history
Cover of The White Indian Boy: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones by Elijah Nicholas Wilson

23. The White Indian Boy: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones

By: Elijah Nicholas Wilson

4.17

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

What was life like to live among the Native Americans in the nineteenth century? At twelve years o… read more

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  • biography
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Cover of Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter by Tom Horn

24. Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter

By: Tom Horn

4.20

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

1903. Tom Horn awaits execution for the murder of fourteen-year-old boy. He writes this memoir. Tom… read more

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Cover of Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen) by Tom Clavin

25. Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen)

By: Tom Clavin

4.03

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the N… read more

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Cover of America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

26. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.25

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more

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  • history
Cover of The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie of Kentucky by James Ohio Pattie

27. The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie of Kentucky

By: James Ohio Pattie

4.14

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

James O. Pattie’s Personal Narrative is a prime source for the history of the Southwest during the … read more

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  • history
Cover of The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime by James William Buel

28. The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime

By: James William Buel

3.95

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

Jesse James, Frank James and the Younger brothers were some of the most notorious outlaws of ninete… read more

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  • westerns
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Forty Years a Fur Trader On the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur, 1833-1872 by Charles Larpenteur

29. Forty Years a Fur Trader On the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur, 1833-1872

By: Charles Larpenteur

3.98

Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition

"The life-record kept by Charles Larpenteur is one of our most important sources of information con… read more

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30. Across the Plains in 1884

By: Catherine Sager

3.65

Format: 82 pages, Kindle Edition

In April 1844 the Sager family took part in the great westward migration and started their journey … read more

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31. The Indian War of 1864

By: Eugene Fitch Ware

4.13

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Much has been written of the civil war that raged across the eastern seaboard, but much less is kno… read more

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3.65

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Craig Johnson

4.37

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3.67

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James P. Beckwourth

4.16

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James Willard Schultz

4.23

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Steven Rinella

3.50

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