» John D. Nesbitt's Dissertation on the Classic Western

I want to dedicate some space and spend some time on a dissertation on the American western novels that, through a friend, I discovered and have since procured a copy. The writer, John D. Nesbitt, who lives in the west, Torrington, Wyoming as a matter of fact and also writes his own westerns, wrote this at University of California, Davis in 1980. It is called "Literary Convention in the Classic Western Novel." Here is the table of contents:

Chapter 1: A Critical Perspective of the Western
Chapter 2: Early Writers of the Classic Western

Owen Wister
Andy Adams
Emerson Hough
Zane Grey
Eugene Manlove Rhodes

Chapter 3: Popular Writers of the Classic Western Since Zane Grey

Ernest Haycox
Luke Short
Louis L'Amour

Chapter 4: Good Westerns and Good Novels

The Trek: The Trail to Ogallala and The Way West
The Range War: The Sea of Grass, Shane, and Riders of Judgment
The Town Problem: The Ox-Bow Incident and Welcome to Hard Times

Chapter 5: Conclusion

I'll share more as I get to read more.