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Westerns

Big Sites

• New Perspectives On The West-People
  Interactive biographical dictionary provides concise profiles of the men and women featured in the PBS series, THE WEST, as well as information about many individuals who are mentioned only in passing.
• New Perspectives On The West-Places
  Provides information about historic sites in the West as well as natural features of the region that have helped shape Western history. The section features archival maps from the 1860's and 1880's, the later showing the network of railroads that spurred growth in the region following the Civil War.
• Read West Online Magazine
  Offers book reviews for fiction and nonfiction, author interviews, news and more.
• True West Magazine
  History, reviews, preservation of western artifacts, art and lots more.
• A Few Thoughts on the Western Genre
  William C. Robinson, School of Information Science at University of Tennessee, offers his thoughts on the western's background and history, links, sub-genre definitions, and more.

Books in MVLS Libraries

• MVLS/SALS Catalog
  Connect to your library catalog and select your library.
  Select Keywords in Subjects search and search for: Western Stories, Frontier and Pioneer Life, Ranch Life.
• Limit by date: When you search, select a date to get books from a particular year.
• Request a title: To reserve a book, click on the "Place Request" link of a specific book. A library card and PIN number (last 4 digits of your phone number) are needed.

Reviews, Forthcoming, Reading Lists, Awards

• BookBrowser - Westerns
  Reviews and Series & Sequels lists.
• The Wild West
  Forthcoming and recommended books from MostlyFiction.com.
• RoundUp Online Magazine
  Western Writers of America's online magazine with feature articles and reviews.
• Best Westerns of the 20th Century
  A good list of the best western writers, best novels, best non-fiction and more.
• A Southwest USA Reading List
  Fiction & non-fiction titles.
• Amazon - Westerns
  Lists of new and future releases, and best-sellers.
• Spur Award
  Western Writers of America award for best writing about the American West. Lists include winners back to the original awards in 1953.
• Willa Literary Award
  Annual award for literature featuring women's stories set in the West.
  

Authors

• Western Writers of America
  Web site addresses and contact information for Western authors.
• Western - Authors
  Links to author Web sites.
• Western - Authors, Women
  Links to women who write about the west.
  

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The New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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