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James L. Haley Books in Order

James L. Haley has written 21 books, published between 1976 and 2021. The first book is The Buffalo War (1976) and the newest is Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1976–2021
Pages on record
6,258 in 18 of 21 books
Reading time
104–156 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,258 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of James L. Haley, author

James L. Haley, born December 14, 1951, is an American writer on Texas and Western history who has also published novels. Haley grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, attended L. D. Bell High School in Hurst, graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in political science, and left the University of Texas School of Law after two years to write full time. Two Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America, in 2002 and 2011, sit among the honours. The catalogue lists 21 books from The Buffalo War (1976) to Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas (2021), with Apaches (1981) and Sam Houston (2002) among them, and names the Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure and Bridwell Texas History series.

How many James L. Haley books are there?

James L. Haley has 21 books, released between 1976 and 2021. They include 2 series and 15 titles listed outside any series.

James L. Haley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 James L. Haley 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.

  1. Cover of The Buffalo War by James L. Haley (1976)
  2. Cover of Apaches by James L. Haley (1981)
  3. Cover of Texas: An Album of History by James L. Haley (1985)
  4. Cover of The Kings of San Carlos by James L. Haley (1987)
  5. Cover of Texas: From Spindletop Through World War II by James L. Haley (1993)
  6. Cover of Final Refuge of Eco-Terrorism by James L. Haley (1994)
  7. Cover of Stephen Austin and the Founding of Texas by James L. Haley (2002)
  8. Cover of Passionate Nation by James L. Haley (2006)
  9. Cover of One Ranger Returns by James L. Haley, book 13 of the Bridwell Texas History series (2008)
  10. Cover of The Texas Supreme Court by James L. Haley (2013)
  11. Cover of Captive Paradise by James L. Haley (2014)
  12. Cover of The Shores of Tripoli by James L. Haley, book 1 of the Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure series (2016)
  13. Cover of The Devil in Paradise by James L. Haley, book 3 of the Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure series (2019)
  14. Cover of Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas by James L. Haley, book 4 of the Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure series
  1. 1
    The Buffalo War1976 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976290
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  2. 2
    Apaches1981 · 453 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981453
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  3. 3
    Texas: An Album of History1985 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985292
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  4. 4
    Most Excellent Sir1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    The Kings of San Carlos1987 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987183
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  6. 6
    The Lions of Tsavo1989 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989259
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  7. 7
    Texas: From the Frontier to Spindletop1991 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991292
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  8. 8
    Texas: From Spindletop Through World War II1993 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993292
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  9. 9
    Final Refuge of Eco-Terrorism1994 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994266
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  10. 10
    Sam Houston2002 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002544
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  11. 11
    Stephen Austin and the Founding of Texas2002 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002112
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  12. 12
    One RangerBridwell Texas History #112005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  13. 13
    Passionate Nation2006 · 636 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006636
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  14. 14
    One Ranger ReturnsBridwell Texas History #132008 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008240
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  15. 15
    Wolf: The Lives of Jack London2010 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010364
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  16. 16
    The Texas Supreme Court2013 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013350
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  17. 17
    Captive Paradise2014 · 405 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014405
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  18. 18
    The Shores of TripoliBliven Putnam Naval Adventure #12016 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016448
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  19. 19
    A Darker SeaBliven Putnam Naval Adventure #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    The Devil in ParadiseBliven Putnam Naval Adventure #32019 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019464
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  21. 21
    Captain Putnam for the Republic of TexasBliven Putnam Naval Adventure #42021 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021368
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James L. Haley 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.

Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Shores of Tripoli
  2. 2. A Darker Sea
  3. 3. The Devil in Paradise
  4. 4. Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas

Bridwell Texas History in order

2 books
  1. 11. One Ranger
  2. 13. One Ranger Returns

Standalone books

15 books

15 James L. Haley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James L. Haley books in order?

You only need to read James L. Haley 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 James L. Haley

Start with The Buffalo War (1976), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James L. Haley book?

Captain Putnam for the Republic of Texas (2021) is the newest James L. Haley book released so far.

Is there a new James L. Haley book coming?

No next James L. Haley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

James L. Haley at a glance

Paused
No new James L. Haley title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
James L. Haley books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
6,258 pages across the 18 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 321 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James L. Haley books, 6 of 21, were published in the 2010s.

What the James L. Haley books are about

17 of the 21 James L. Haley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 10 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.