Ben Haas/ John Benteen Books in Order

Ben Haas/ John Benteen has written 57 books, published between 1962 and 2020. The first book is The Foragers (1962) and the newest is A Hack's Notebook (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
57
Published
1962–2020
Pages on record
4,122 in 17 of 57 books

Ben Haas/ John Benteen is the catalogue name on 57 books dated from The Foragers (1962) to A Hack's Notebook (2020). Several titles, among them Two Surgeons (1962) and The Danube Runs Red (1967), are listed under the name Richard Meade. Brother Badman and Look Away, Look Away appeared in 1965, and The Troubled Summer in 1966. Fargo is the named series and also appears in the character list. Subject tags include westerns, the Second World War, veterans, African Americans and civil rights.

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How many Ben Haas/ John Benteen books are there?

Ben Haas/ John Benteen has 57 books, released between 1962 and 2020. They include 2 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

Ben Haas/ John Benteen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 57 Ben Haas/ John Benteen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. 1
    The Foragers1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
  2. 21962–
  3. 3
    The KKK1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
  4. 4
    Brother Badman1965 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1965176
  5. 5
    Look Away, Look Away1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
  6. 6
    The Last Valley1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
  7. 7
    The Troubled Summer1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
  8. 81967–
  9. 9
    Panama GoldFargo #11969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
  10. 10
    Alaska SteelFargo #21969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
  11. 11
    Massacre RiverFargo #31969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
  12. 12
    FargoFargo #41969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
  13. 13
    Big Bend (As: Richard Meade)1969 · confirmed 1/4
    1969–
  14. 14
    Gun Runner (As: Richard Meade)1969 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969174
  15. 15
    Apache RaidersFargo #51970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
  16. 16
    Exile's Quest (As: Richard Meade)1970 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970190
  17. 17
    Trail Ends at Hell (As: John Benteen)1970 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970240
  18. 18
    The WildcattersFargo #61971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
  19. 19
    Black BullsFargo #71971 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971240
  20. 20
    Killing SpreeFargo #81971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
  21. 21
    The Chandler Heritage1971 · 579 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971579
  22. 22
    OverkillSundance #11972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
  23. 23
    The Wolf-PackCutler #11972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
  24. 24
    Dead Man's CanyonSundance #21972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
  25. 25
    The Gun-HawksCutler #21972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
  26. 26
    Dakota TerritorySundance #31972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
  27. 27
    Death In The LavaSundance #41972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
  28. 28
    The PistolerosSundance #51972 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972251
  29. 29
    SharpshootersFargo #91972 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972160
  30. 301972–

Ben Haas/ John Benteen series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Ben Haas/ John Benteen books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Sundance in order

20 books
  1. 1. Overkill
  2. 2. Dead Man's Canyon
  3. 3. Dakota Territory
  4. 4. Death In The Lava
  5. 5. The Pistoleros
  6. 6. The Wild Stallions
  7. 7. Taps At Little Big Horn
  8. 8. The Ghost Dancers
  9. 9. Bring Me His Scalp!
  10. 10. The Bronco Trail
  11. 14. War Party
  12. 15. Bounty Killer
  13. and 8 more in the table above

Cutler in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Wolf-Pack
  2. 2. The Gun-Hawks

Standalone books

19 books

19 Ben Haas/ John Benteen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ben Haas/ John Benteen books in order?

You only need to read Ben Haas/ John Benteen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Ben Haas/ John Benteen

Start with Panama Gold (1969), the first Fargo book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Foragers (1962).

What is the newest Ben Haas/ John Benteen book?

A Hack's Notebook (2020) is the newest Ben Haas/ John Benteen book released so far.

Is there a new Ben Haas/ John Benteen book coming?

No next Ben Haas/ John Benteen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ben Haas/ John Benteen at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ben Haas/ John Benteen title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ben Haas/ John Benteen books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,122 pages across the 17 of 57 books with a recorded length, a median of 208 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ben Haas/ John Benteen books, 41 of 57, were published in the 1970s.

When Ben Haas/ John Benteen books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Ben Haas/ John Benteen titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 41 titles.

1960s
14
1970s
41
1980s
1
2020s
1

57 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Ben Haas/ John Benteen books are about

11 of the 57 Ben Haas/ John Benteen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: world war, 1939-1945 is tagged on 2 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.