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A.B. Guthrie, Jr.

American author best known for *The Big Sky* and *The Way West*, which won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His six-book series shaped the modern Western genre. This page lists A.B. Guthrie, Jr. books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1943Murders at Moon Dance / Trouble at Moon DancePOoABGJSN · 1Buy ↗

1947The Big SkyPOoTBSB · 1Buy ↗

1949Twenty-Six Years AfterPOoABGJSN · 2Buy ↗

1949The Way WestPOoTBSB · 2Buy ↗

1951KentuckyPOoABGJSN · 3Buy ↗

1956These Thousand HillsPOoABGJSN · 4Buy ↗

1959The West Is Our Great Adventure of the SpiritPOoABGJSN · 5Buy ↗

1965The Blue Hen's ChickPOoABGJNB · 1Buy ↗

1970ArfivePOoABGJSN · 6Buy ↗

1972The Big It and Other StoriesPOoABGJSSC · 1Buy ↗

1973Wild PitchPOoSCCMB · 1Buy ↗

1973Once Upon a PondPOoABGJSN · 7Buy ↗

1974Big Sky, Fair LandPOoABGJNB · 2Buy ↗

1975The Last ValleyPOoABGJSN · 8Buy ↗

1977The Genuine ArticlePOoSCCMB · 2Buy ↗

1980No Second WindPOoSCCMB · 3Buy ↗

1982Fair Land, Fair LandPOoTBSB · 3Buy ↗

1985Playing Catch-UpPOoSCCMB · 4Buy ↗

1987Four Miles From Ear MountainPOoABGJSN · 9Buy ↗

1989Murder in the CotswoldsPOoSCCMB · 5Buy ↗

1990Images from the Great WestPOoABGJNB · 3Buy ↗

1991A Field Guide to Writing FictionPOoABGJNB · 4Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Sheriff Chick Charleston Mysteries Books5 books · 1973–1989

01Wild Pitch1973Buy ↗

02The Genuine Article1977Buy ↗

03No Second Wind1980Buy ↗

04Playing Catch-Up1985Buy ↗

05Murder in the Cotswolds1989Buy ↗

Publication Order of Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr. Non-Fiction Books4 books · 1965–1991

01The Blue Hen's Chick1965Buy ↗

02Big Sky, Fair Land1974Buy ↗

03Images from the Great West1990Buy ↗

04A Field Guide to Writing Fiction1991Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Big Sky Books3 books · 1947–1982

01The Big Sky1947Buy ↗

02The Way West1949Buy ↗

03Fair Land, Fair Land1982Buy ↗

Publication Order of Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr. Short Story Collections1 book · 1972

01The Big It and Other Stories1972Buy ↗

Publication Order of Alfred Bertram Guthrie Jr. Standalone Novels9 books · 1943–1987

01Murders at Moon Dance / Trouble at Moon Dance1943Buy ↗

02Twenty-Six Years After1949Buy ↗

03Kentucky1951Buy ↗

04These Thousand Hills1956Buy ↗

05The West Is Our Great Adventure of the Spirit1959Buy ↗

06Arfive1970Buy ↗

07Once Upon a Pond1973Buy ↗

08The Last Valley1975Buy ↗

09Four Miles From Ear Mountain1987Buy ↗

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