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.
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 September 2026.
- 1The Foragers1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 2Two Surgeons (As: Richard Meade)1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 3The KKK1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 4Brother Badman1965 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419651761/4
- 5Look Away, Look Away1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 6The Last Valley1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 7The Troubled Summer1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 8The Danube Runs Red (As: Richard Meade)1967 · confirmed 1/41967–1/4
- 91969–1/4
- 101969–1/4
- 111969–1/4
- 121969–1/4
- 13Big Bend (As: Richard Meade)1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 14Gun Runner (As: Richard Meade)1969 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/419691741/4
- 151970–1/4
- 16Exile's Quest (As: Richard Meade)1970 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/419701901/4
- 17Trail Ends at Hell (As: John Benteen)1970 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419702401/4
- 181971–1/4
- 1919712401/4
- 201971–1/4
- 21The Chandler Heritage1971 · 579 pages · confirmed 1/419715791/4
- 221972–1/4
- 231972–1/4
- 241972–1/4
- 251972–1/4
- 261972–1/4
- 271972–1/4
- 2819722511/4
- 2919721601/4
- 30The Belle from Catscratch (As: Richard Meade)1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 3119732721/4
- 321973–1/4
- 331973–1/4
- 341973–1/4
- 3519731571/4
- 3619732721/4
- 371973–1/4
- 38Daisy Canfield1973 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/419732551/4
- 39Cartridge Creek (As: Richard Meade)1973 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/419731821/4
- 401974–1/4
- 411974–1/4
- 421975–1/4
- 43Gaylord's Badge (As: Richard Meade)1975 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/419751831/4
- 441976–1/4
- 451976–1/4
- 461976–1/4
- 471976–1/4
- 481976–1/4
- 491976–1/4
- 501977–1/4
- 51The House of Christina1977 · 411 pages · confirmed 1/419774111/4
- 521977–1/4
- 531977–1/4
- 541977–1/4
- 5519771721/4
- 561982–1/4
- 57A Hack's Notebook2020 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420202081/4
Ben Haas/ John Benteen series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Fargo books in order 16 books
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. Overkill
- 2. Dead Man's Canyon
- 3. Dakota Territory
- 4. Death In The Lava
- 5. The Pistoleros
- 6. The Wild Stallions
- 7. Taps At Little Big Horn
- 8. The Ghost Dancers
- 9. Bring Me His Scalp!
- 10. The Bronco Trail
- 14. War Party
- 15. Bounty Killer
- and 8 more in the table above
Cutler in order
2 booksStandalone books
19 books19 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.
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.
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 11 books