If you're looking for simple Westerns that are "true to the genre," use the links below:
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Western Fiction |
"The Old West is not a certain place in a certain time, it's a state of mind."
-Darryl Ponicsan
(ca. Tom Mix Died for Your Sins: A Novel Based on His Life (New York: Delacorte Press, 1975), p. 135)
The Poker Bride: The First Chinese in the Wild West
Call Number: 979.00495 CORBETT
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu
Call Number: FICTION LIN
The Chinese Community of Stockton
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How Much of These Hills Is Gold
Call Number: FICTION ZHANG
Call Number: FICTION FOWLER
When an enigmatic woman cloaked in black wanders into a Chinese labor camp in the Pacific Northwest of 1873, one man is chosen to lead her out into the woods. But soon, he becomes the enchanted follower. Thus begins a magical journey.
Call Number: DVD MOVIE FIRST
A loner and cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds a connection with Chinese immigrants. The men collaborate on business, although its longevity is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.