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Jack Schaefer

Jack Schaefer (1907-1991) was an American novelist renowned for his Western fiction. His most famous work is his debut novel, Shane, which was turned into a classic film. Interestingly, although he wrote Western novels, he had not visited the West for a significant portion of his life. Schaefer's writing career began in 1949 with the publication of Shane, and his last novel, Mavericks, was released in 1967. Below is a list of Jack Schaefer’s books in the order of their original publication.

Jack Schaefer became a published novelist in 1949 with the novel Shane. Below is a list of Jack Schaefer's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Shane (1949) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Canyon (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Pioneers (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Blood (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Company of Cowards (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Out West (1959) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Old Ramon (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Monte Walsh (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Adolphe Francis Alphonse Bandelier. (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mavericks (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Big Range (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Blood and Other Stories (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Kean Land (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tales from the West (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Plainsmen (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Collected Stories of Jack Schaefer (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Great Endurance Horse Race (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Heroes Without Glory (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Jack Schaefer And The American West (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Conversations with a Pocket Gopher (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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