Non-Fiction Books in Order

24
Books
1972
First Book
2010
Latest Book
39
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Looking Back West: Selections form the Pioneer News-Observer

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1972

2

Permian: A Continuing Saga

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1985

3

Elmer Kelton: 30 Years of Western Fiction

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1985

4

Living and Writing in West Texas: Two Speeches

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1990

5

The Art of Howard Terpning

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1992

6

The Art of Frank C. McCarthy

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1992

7

The Art of James Bama

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1993

8

Elmer Kelton Country: The Short Nonfiction of a Texas Novelist

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1993

9

My Kind of Heroes: Selected Speeches

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1995

10

1995

11

Texas Cattle Barons: Their Families, Land and Legacy

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1999

12

Prairie Gothic (By: John R. Erickson)

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2005

13

Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer

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2007

14

Tom Lovell: Storyteller with a Brush

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2020

15

Horsing Around

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1991

16

New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories

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1994

17

The Best of the American West II

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1999

18

A Century of Great Western Stories

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2001

19

Lone Star Law

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2005

20

Noah’s Ride

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2006

21

Lost Trails

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2007

22

The Way of the West

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2008

23

Law of the Gun

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2010

24

Ghost Towns

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2010

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Looking Back West: Selections form the Pioneer News-Observer (1972), 2. Permian: A Continuing Saga (1985), 3. Elmer Kelton: 30 Years of Western Fiction (1985), 4. Living and Writing in West Texas: Two Speeches (1990), 5. The Art of Howard Terpning (1992), and 19 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Non-Fiction series by Elmer Kelton contains 24 books. The series began in 1972 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Non-Fiction series is written by Elmer Kelton. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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