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Johnny D Boggs


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Johnny D. Boggs has worked cattle, been bucked off horses (breaking two ribs last time), shot rapids in a canoe, hiked across mountains and deserts, traipsed around ghost towns, and spent hours poring over microfilm in library archives -- all in the name of finding a good story. He was won six Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, a Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, and has been called by Booklist magazine "among the best western writers at work today." He also writes for numerous magazines, including True West, Wild West, Boys' Life and Western Art & Architecture, speaks and lectures often, studies old movies (Westerns and film noir) and even finds time to coach Little League. A native of South Carolina and former newspaper journalist, he lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife and son.
 

Genres: Western
 
New and upcoming books
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Bloody Newton
 
Novels
   This Man Colter (1997)
   The Curse of Dunbar's Gold (1999)
   Ten and Me (1999)
   The Lonesome Chisholm Trail (2000)
   Foundation of the Law (2001)
   Once They Wore the Gray (2001)
   Lonely Trumpet (2002)
   Arm of the Bandit (2002)
   The Despoilers (2002)
   The Big Fifty (2003)
   Spark On the Prairie (2003)
   Purgatoire (2003)
   Law of the Land (2004)
   Dark Voyage of the Mittie Stephens (2004)
   East of the Border (2004)
   Camp Ford (2005)
   Ghost Legion (2005)
   Walk Proud, Stand Tall (2006)
   Northfield (2007)
   Doubtful Canon (2007)
   Soldier's Farewell (2008)
   Rio Chama (2009)
   Hard Winter (2009)
   The Killing Shot (2010)
   West Texas Kill (2011)
   South by Southwest (2011)
   Legacy of a Lawman (2011)
   And There I'll Be a Soldier (2012)
   Summer of the Star (2013)
   Wreaths of Glory (2013)
   Greasy Grass (2013)
   Valley of Fire (2014)
   Mojave (2014)
   Return to Red River (2016)
   Top Soldier (2016)
   Hard Way Out of Hell (2016)
   The Kansas City Cowboys (2017)
   The Raven's Honor (2017)
   Taos Lightning (2018)
   Mackinnon (2018)
   The Fall of Abilene (2019)
   Buckskin, Bloomers, and Me (2019)
   A Thousand Texas Longhorns (2020)
   Longhorns East (2023)
   Bloody Newton (2024)
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Collections
   Peacemaker Tales (2013) (with others)
   Ellen (2015) (with others)
   Contention and Other Frontier Stories (2019) (with others)
   Hobnail and Other Frontier Stories (2020) (with Loren D Estleman and John D Nesbitt)
   Why Cows Need Cowboys (2021) (with others)
   Fire Mountain and Other Survival Stories (2021) (with others)
   The Cobbler of Spanish Fort and Other Frontier Stories (2022)
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Johnny D Boggs recommends
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Murder in the Melting Pot (2018)
Jane Isenberg
"Fast-paced yet serious, populated with quirky characters with plenty of depth, Murder in the Melting Pot offers a feminist take on the contemporary West while providing a satisfying mystery that should appeal to all sexes. Jane Isenberg dishes up another winner."
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Line of Glory (2018)
Thomas D Clagett
"Riveting, rollicking and a rip-snorting good read."
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Slate Creek (2017)
(Journey to the White Clouds)
Wallace J Swenson
"Wallace J. Swenson writes with sass, authority and style."

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Anthologies containing stories by Johnny D Boggs
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Hobnail and Other Frontier Stories (2019)
edited by
Hazel Rumney

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