Books like Where the Long Grass Blows by Louis L'Amour

Fourteen‑year‑old Mattie Ross sets out from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to hunt down Tom Chaney—whom she blames for her father’s death—guided by the grizzled U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn.

A rugged gunman, a pioneering woman, and an Apache warrior confront love, war, and honor on an Arizona ranch.

A young woman defends her faith and freedom in a polygamous Mormon community while hunting her captors in the rugged American West.

A Western adventure about a four‑year‑old orphan, Val Darrant, who stays with the gambler‑scholar Will Reilly as they travel from boomtowns to European cities, uncovering family secrets amid gunfire and frontier politics.

Set in the 12th century, "The Walking Drum" follows warrior‑scholar Kerbouchard as he journeys across Europe, the Russian steppes, and the Byzantine capital of Constantinople in pursuit of knowledge, fortune and revenge.

Major Frank Paddock and exiled officer Barnes Kilrone confront survival and loyalty in the harsh American West, as they protect a frontier post from a Bannock war party.

In a harsh western town, Tom Lundy’s forbidden love and fatal death spark his sister Kate’s vow for vengeance, forcing the crew of the Tumbling B to confront whether retribution is worth the price.

A young Kearney McRaven uncovers a deadly family secret after his father’s mysterious death, risking his life to recover a hidden inheritance and expose a killer who will stop at nothing.

Few men can say they have known Africa as Peter Hathaway Capstick has known it -- leading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer. Based on Capstick's own experiences and the personal accounts of his colleagues, Death in the Long Grass portrays the great killers of the African bush -- not only the lion, leopard, and elephant, but the primitive rhino and the crocodile waiting for its unsuspecting prey, the titanic hippo and the Cape buffalo charging like an express train out of control. Capstick is a born raconteur whose colorful descriptions and eye for exciting, authentic detail bring us face to face with some of the most ferocious killers in the world -- underrated killers like the surprisingly brave and cunning hyena, silent killers such as the lightning-fast black mamba snake, collective killers like the wild dog. Readers can lean back in a chair, sip a tall, iced drink, and revel in the kinds of stories Hemingway and Ruark used to hear in hotel bars from Nairobi to Johannesburg, as veteran hunters would tell of what they heard beyond the campfire and saw through the sights of an express rifle. As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view the Africa that few people have ever seen. - Jacket flap.

A Western adventure set against the backdrop of early Los Angeles and the Palm Springs desert.

Tom Shanaghy must prove his toughness as the new marshal, overcoming town resentment and outwitting gold thieves to protect a Western settlement.

Macon Fallon leads settlers to a deserted mining town, transforms it into a fledgling community called Red Horse, and must defend it from outlaws and a brash kid who claims to be a gunslinger.

Captain Sean Mulkerin returns to his Malibu ranch, only to find it threatened by debt and greed. With his brother, he follows clues to a rumored gold treasure hidden by their father in California’s hills, facing creditors, rivals, and perilous conditions.

In a rugged frontier world, U.S. Marshal Ben Cowan must capture his childhood friend-turned-outlaw, Bijah Catlow, after Catlow’s violent clash with greedy ranchers turns him from a top cowhand into a dangerous fugitive.

A frontier family faces bandits and a mysterious stranger as they journey westward, uncovering danger on the plains and within their own camp.

Gaylord Riley rises from gang life to build a peaceful ranch, only to face false charges of rustling and murder. With the help of old allies, he must protect his new way of life from a lynch mob and a suspicious marshal.

A lone drifter named Matt Bardoul joins a gold‑searching expedition into the Bighorn Mountains, only to discover a cadre of outlaws planning greed‑driven crime, and he must protect the innocent from a brutal conspiracy.

In Arizona, a hardened outlaw confronts Apache warriors while defending a father‑daughter pair.