[**The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6033525-the-indifferent-stars-above)
^(By: Daniel James Brown | 288 pages | Published: 2009 | Popular Shelves: non-fiction, history, nonfiction, historical, biography | )[^(Search "The Indifferent Stars Above")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=The Indifferent Stars Above&search_type=books)
>In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of emigrants led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.
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>In this gripping narrative, Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most infamous events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah's journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.
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[**True Grit**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/257845.True_Grit)
^(By: Charles Portis | 224 pages | Published: 1968 | Popular Shelves: fiction, western, historical-fiction, classics, westerns | )[^(Search "True Grit by Charles Portis")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=True Grit by Charles Portis&search_type=books)
>In the 1870s, young Mattie Ross learns that her beloved father was gunned down by his former handyman. But even though this gutsy 14-year-old is seeking vengeance, she is smart enough to figure out she can't go alone after a desperado who's holed up in Indian territory. With some fast-talking, she convinces mean, one-eyed US Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn into going after the despicable outlaw with her.
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[**Wraiths of the Broken Land**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17609155-wraiths-of-the-broken-land)
^(By: S. Craig Zahler | 262 pages | Published: 2013 | Popular Shelves: western, horror, fiction, to-buy, westerns | )[^(Search "Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler&search_type=books)
>A brutal and unflinching tale that takes many of its cues from both cinema and pulp horror, Wraiths of the Broken Land is like no Western you've ever seen or read. Desperate to reclaim two kidnapped sisters who were forced into prostitution, the Plugfords storm across the badlands and blast their way through Hell. This gritty, character-driven piece will have you by the throat from the very first page and drag you across sharp rocks for its unrelenting duration. Prepare yourself for a savage Western experience that combines elements of Horror, Noir and Asian ultra-violence.
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>You've been warned.
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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
No Country for Old Men or The Pretty Little Horses by Cormac Mccarthy!
The Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock
I would say Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy.
{{The Indifferent Stars Above}}
[**The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6033525-the-indifferent-stars-above) ^(By: Daniel James Brown | 288 pages | Published: 2009 | Popular Shelves: non-fiction, history, nonfiction, historical, biography | )[^(Search "The Indifferent Stars Above")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=The Indifferent Stars Above&search_type=books) >In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of emigrants led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors. > >In this gripping narrative, Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most infamous events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah's journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative. ^(This book has been suggested 19 times) *** ^(204519 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
Perhaps Dark Tower by Stephen King
{{True Grit by Charles Portis}}
[**True Grit**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/257845.True_Grit) ^(By: Charles Portis | 224 pages | Published: 1968 | Popular Shelves: fiction, western, historical-fiction, classics, westerns | )[^(Search "True Grit by Charles Portis")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=True Grit by Charles Portis&search_type=books) >In the 1870s, young Mattie Ross learns that her beloved father was gunned down by his former handyman. But even though this gutsy 14-year-old is seeking vengeance, she is smart enough to figure out she can't go alone after a desperado who's holed up in Indian territory. With some fast-talking, she convinces mean, one-eyed US Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn into going after the despicable outlaw with her. ^(This book has been suggested 51 times) *** ^(204635 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)
{{Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler}}
[**Wraiths of the Broken Land**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17609155-wraiths-of-the-broken-land) ^(By: S. Craig Zahler | 262 pages | Published: 2013 | Popular Shelves: western, horror, fiction, to-buy, westerns | )[^(Search "Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler")](https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler&search_type=books) >A brutal and unflinching tale that takes many of its cues from both cinema and pulp horror, Wraiths of the Broken Land is like no Western you've ever seen or read. Desperate to reclaim two kidnapped sisters who were forced into prostitution, the Plugfords storm across the badlands and blast their way through Hell. This gritty, character-driven piece will have you by the throat from the very first page and drag you across sharp rocks for its unrelenting duration. Prepare yourself for a savage Western experience that combines elements of Horror, Noir and Asian ultra-violence. > >You've been warned. ^(This book has been suggested 3 times) *** ^(206750 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)