I ask because last weekend I found a bunch of Louis L’Amor books for a quarter a piece because the couple was moving so they just wanted to get rid of a lot. Also, found the Lonesome Dove book (may be multiple stories in one because it’s very thick).
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Sadly you really aren't going to find much better than the Sackett series out there. Westerns haven't been in vogue for a long time, and L'Amour is by far the best among them.
It's a shame that there haven't been more portrayals of the Sacketts on film
I figured he was the best because I tend to see his books a lot. Better for me because I have bought a lot of his books at yard sales. I know Yellowstone is a modern day western but I hope if they ever do more it will be done by someone who respects the genre. I know Razorfist has a western comic out. It’s just that westerns have a lot of stuff that doesn’t fit with “modern audiences”
If you're interested in a movie I recommend Silverado. Quite good overall.
Wyatt Earp starring Kevin Costner was an interesting one too. I'm usually not into westerns, but historically, the real Wyatt Earp was quite a fascinating dude.
The Earp/Clanton feud is hilarious from a historical sense. It's always portrayed as Good, Clean Cops vs. Dirty, Evil Rednecks, but most of the Clantons were fairly well educated, and a good chunk of the friction was based on the fact that the Earps were running gambling and prostitution rackets, and giving the Cowboys shit for using their services.
Also, the Cochise County fight was entirely along party lines. The U.S. Marshal, the Earps and the town marshall were all Republicans, while the Clantons and Beehan were former Confederates.
On the subject of Earp, while it's a very different movie than the older style Westerns, Tombstone is an absolutely fantastic movie.
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In particular the score is absolutely fantastic. It's practically an opera. Probably the very last of the old style of Westerns.