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Lewis B. Patten Books in Order

113 books are credited to Lewis B. Patten, published between 1951 and 2011; 10 of them appeared after Lewis B. Patten's death in 1981. The first book is The Snake Stomper (As: Joseph Wayne) (1951) and the newest is Gene Autry and Arapaho War Drums (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
113
Published
1951–2011
Pages on record
11,981 in 61 of 113 books
Reading time
200–300 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,981 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 61 of 113 titles with a page count on record.

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Lewis Byford Patten (1915-1981) wrote American westerns, and was born and died in Denver, Colorado. Three further names appear on the books: Lewis Ford, Lee Leighton and Joseph Wayne, the last two used for work written with Wayne D. Overholser. Revenge, sheriffs, lynching, the Cheyenne and frontier life run through the subjects. The listing holds 113 titles dated 1951 to 2011, opening with The Snake Stomper (1951) and closing with Gene Autry and Arapaho War Drums (2011).

How many Lewis B. Patten books are there?

Lewis B. Patten has 113 books, released between 1951 and 2011. 10 of them were published after Lewis B. Patten's death in 1981. 2 of them belong to the Gene Autry series.

Lewis B. Patten Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 113 Lewis B. Patten 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 Massacre at White River by Lewis B. Patten (1952)
  2. Cover of Gunsmoke Empire by Lewis B. Patten (1955)
  3. Cover of Rope Law by Lewis B. Patten (1956)
  4. Cover of Back Trail by Lewis B. Patten (1956)
  5. Cover of Showdown at Stony Crest (As: Joseph Wayne) by Lewis B. Patten (1957)
  6. Cover of Pursuit by Lewis B. Patten (1957)
  7. Cover of Home is the Outlaw by Lewis B. Patten (1957)
  8. Cover of Massacre at San Pablo by Lewis B. Patten (1957)
  9. Cover of Gun Proud by Lewis B. Patten (1957)
  10. Cover of Showdown at War Cloud by Lewis B. Patten (1958)
  11. Cover of The Man Who Rode Alone by Lewis B. Patten (1959)
  12. Cover of The Ruthless Men by Lewis B. Patten (1959)
  13. Cover of Hangman's Country by Lewis B. Patten (1960)
  14. Cover of Law of the Gun by Lewis B. Patten (1961)
  15. Cover of The Savage Country by Lewis B. Patten (1961)
  16. Cover of The Guilty Guns by Lewis B. Patten (1963)
  17. Cover of Guns at Gray Butte by Lewis B. Patten (1963)
  18. Cover of The Ruthless Range by Lewis B. Patten (1963)
  19. Cover of The Tarnished Star by Lewis B. Patten (1963)
  20. Cover of The Scaffold at Hangman's Creek by Lewis B. Patten (1963)
  21. Cover of Vengeance Rider by Lewis B. Patten (1963)
  22. Cover of Wagons East! by Lewis B. Patten (1964)
  23. Cover of The Odds Against Circle L by Lewis B. Patten (1966)
  24. Cover of Death Waited at Rialto Creek / The Trap by Lewis B. Patten (1966)
  1. 1
    The Snake Stomper (As: Joseph Wayne)1951 · 257 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1951257
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  2. 2
    Massacre at White River1952 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952219
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  3. 3
    Gunmen's Grass (As:Lewis Ford)1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  4. 4
    Gunsmoke Empire1955 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955144
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  5. 5
    White Warrior1956 · confirmed 2/4
    1956–
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  6. 6
    Rope Law1956 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956192
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  7. 7
    Back Trail1956 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956270
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  8. 8
    Showdown at Stony Crest (As: Joseph Wayne)1957 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957192
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  9. 9
    Pursuit1957 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957222
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  10. 10
    Home is the Outlaw1957 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957219
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  11. 11
    Massacre at San Pablo1957 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957215
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  12. 12
    Maverick Empire (As: Lewis Ford)1957 · confirmed 2/4
    1957–
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  13. 13
    Valley of Violent Men1957 · confirmed 2/4
    1957–
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  14. 14
    Gun Proud1957 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957218
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  15. 15
    Showdown at War Cloud1958 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958231
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  16. 16
    Five Rode West1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  17. 17
    Tomahawk (As: Lee Leighton)1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  18. 18
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  19. 19
    The Man Who Rode Alone1959 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959272
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  20. 20
    Top Man with a Gun1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  21. 21
    Fighting Rawhide / Sunblade1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  22. 22
    The Ruthless Men1959 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959141
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  23. 23
    Savage Star1959 · confirmed 2/4
    1959–
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  24. 24
    Range .451960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  25. 25
    Hangman's Country1960 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960190
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  26. 26
    Savage Town1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  27. 27
    The Angry Horsemen (As: Lewis Ford)1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  28. 28
    Outlaw Canyon1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  29. 29
    Law of the Gun1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  30. 30
    Renegade Gun1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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Lewis B. Patten 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.

Gene Autry in order

2 books
  1. 1. Gene Autry and the Ghost Riders
  2. 2. Gene Autry and Arapaho War Drums

Standalone books

111 books

111 Lewis B. Patten titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lewis B. Patten books in order?

You only need to read Lewis B. Patten books in order within the Gene Autry series, which holds 2 of the 113 Lewis B. Patten books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Lewis B. Patten

Start with The Snake Stomper (As: Joseph Wayne) (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lewis B. Patten book?

Gene Autry and Arapaho War Drums (2011) is the newest Lewis B. Patten book released so far.

Is there a new Lewis B. Patten book coming?

No next Lewis B. Patten book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Lewis B. Patten at a glance

Died
Lewis B. Patten died in 1981, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Lewis B. Patten are still being published after Lewis B. Patten's death in 1981; the newest appeared in 2011.
Release pace
Lewis B. Patten books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,981 pages across the 61 of 113 books with a recorded length, a median of 190 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lewis B. Patten books, 41 of 113, were published in the 1970s.

What the Lewis B. Patten books are about

82 of the 113 Lewis B. Patten books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: westerns is tagged on 41 of 82. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.