Books to Read if You Love Yellowstone and 1883

If you love the T.V. show Yellowstone and it’s prequel 1883 – you absolutely need to add the following books to your TBR!

A Calder at Heart by Janet Dailey

This novel brings America’s frontier to your doorstep with a saga full of love, hope and endurance in 1919. As reignited rivalries rage all around, Janet Dailey’s historical novel will make you feel like you’re on the Calder Ranch at the turn of the century!

Forever Texas by William W. Johnstone

This western is based on real events and the true history of the legendary King Ranch in South Texas. Riveting and gritty, this book details the fight for land and bloody battle to build a ranch that will live on for years to come.

Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon

Set on the Oregon Trail, a family leans on each other and relies on the kindness of others to make it through the perilous journey. Fraught with challenges and hopes – a stunning book about what it takes to find a place to call home.

Stampede by Tim Washburn

A fast-paced story about the Oklahoma land rush of 1889 and the Ridgeway family who live on land now up for the taking. Full of intense action and good people laying claim to what’s rightfully theirs, Stampede is a thrilling tale of the Old West. 

Streets of Laredo by Larry McMurtry

A long chase leads a bounty hunter and his prey across the last wild stretches of the West into a hellhole known as Crow Town and, finally, into the vast, relentless plains of the Texas frontier. It’s full of twists, turns, and characters you won’t soon forget.