Jack Schaefer Reading Order

4 books (1963–1978)

Jack Schaefer's non-fiction series consists of four complete works published between 1963 and 1978, spanning titles from The Great Endurance Horse Race through Jack Schaefer And The American West. These books should be read in publication order to follow the author's evolving exploration of Western themes and subjects. The series blends Young Adult accessibility with substantive non-fiction treatment of its material, offering readers insight into Schaefer's perspective on American frontier history and culture.

Start with The Great Endurance Horse Race, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	The Great Endurance Horse Race 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Heroes Without Glory 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Conversations with a Pocket Gopher 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Jack Schaefer And The American West 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1964–1964)

#	Title
1	Stubby Pringle's Christmas 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1953–1966)

Jack Schaefer's Short Story Collections series comprises six volumes of Western fiction published between 1953 and 1966. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Big Range and concluding with The Collected Stories of Jack Schaefer. These interconnected collections showcase Schaefer's distinctive approach to Western storytelling across multiple decades of his career.

Start with The Big Range, the first of 6 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	The Big Range 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	First Blood and Other Stories 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Kean Land 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tales from the West 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Plainsmen 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Collected Stories of Jack Schaefer 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1949–1974)

Jack Schaefer's collection of ten standalone novels spans from 1949 to 1974, offering independent stories that can be read in any order though publication sequence is recommended. The series encompasses westerns, young adult fiction, and non-fiction works across diverse themes and settings of the American frontier and West. Titles include Shane, The Canyon, First Blood, The Pioneers, Company of Cowards, Out West, Old Ramon, Monte Walsh, Adolphe Francis Alphonse Bandelier, and Mavericks. Since this is a completed series of self-contained narratives rather than a connected story arc, readers may begin with any title, though starting with Shane provides a natural entry point into Schaefer's body of work.

Start with Shane, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Shane 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Canyon 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	First Blood 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Pioneers 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Company of Cowards 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Out West 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Old Ramon 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Monte Walsh 1963Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Adolphe Francis Alphonse Bandelier. 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Mavericks 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible