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Non-Fiction Books in Order
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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men" (1954) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men
1954
These Were the Sioux
1961
The Cattlemen: From the Rio Grande across the Far Marias
1961
The Battle of Little Big Horn
1966
The Christmas of the Phonograph Records: A Recollection (With: Linda M. Hasselstrom)
1966
Love Song to the Plains (With: Bryan Forsyth)
1966
Son of the Gamblin' Man: The Youth of an Artist
1976
Cheyenne Autumn
1992
Letters of Mari Sandoz (With: Helen Winter Stauffer)
1992
Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas
2004
Old Jules (With: Linda M. Hasselstrom)
2005
The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire
2014
Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz (With: Virginia Faulkner)
1959
Sandhill Sundays and Other Recollections
1970
Winter Thunder and The Christmas of the Phonograph Records with Related Readings
2001
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