Mari Sandoz Books in Order
24 books are credited to Mari Sandoz, published between 1937 and 2014; 12 of them appeared after Mari Sandoz's death in 1966. The first book is Slogum House (1937) and the newest is The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 1937–2014
- Pages on record
- 5,994 in 20 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 100–150 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,994 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Mari Sandoz (May 11, 1896 - March 10, 1966) was an American novelist, biographer, lecturer and teacher who ranks among the leading writers of the American West. Pioneer life and the Plains Indians are the subjects Sandoz returned to most, with Nebraska and the Dakota people prominent in the library headings. The 24 catalogued books open with Slogum House (1937) and include The Buffalo Hunters (1954), The Horsecatcher (1957), These Were the Sioux (1961) and Love Song to the Plains (1966). The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire carries a 2014 date.
How many Mari Sandoz books are there?
Mari Sandoz has 24 books, released between 1937 and 2014. 12 of them were published after Mari Sandoz's death in 1966.
Mari Sandoz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Mari Sandoz 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.
- 1Slogum House1937 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/419373361/4
- 2The Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men1954 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/419543721/4
- 3Winter Thunder1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 4Old Jules Country: A Selection from "Old Jules" and Thirty Years of Writing after the Book was Published1955 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/419553191/4
- 5The Horsecatcher1957 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419571921/4
- 6Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz1959 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/419592501/4
- 7These Were the Sioux1961 · 118 pages · confirmed 1/419611181/4
- 8The Cattlemen: From the Rio Grande across the Far Marias1961 · 527 pages · confirmed 1/419615271/4
- 9The Story Catcher1963 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/419631751/4
- 10The Battle of Little Big Horn1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 11The Christmas of the Phonograph Records: A Recollection1966 · 31 pages · confirmed 1/41966311/4
- 12Love Song to the Plains1966 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/419663051/4
- 13Sandhill Sundays and Other Recollections1970 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/419701801/4
- 14Son of the Gamblin' Man: The Youth of an Artist1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 15Miss Morissa: Doctor of the Gold Trail1980 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/419802491/4
- 16Capital City1982 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/419823431/4
- 17The Tom-Walker1984 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/419843721/4
- 18Foal of heaven1991 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/419912631/4
- 19Cheyenne Autumn1992 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/419922821/4
- 20Letters of Mari Sandoz1992 · 493 pages · confirmed 1/419924931/4
- 21Winter Thunder and The Christmas of the Phonograph Records with Related Readings2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 22Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas2004 · 428 pages · confirmed 1/420044281/4
- 23Old Jules2005 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/420054241/4
- 24The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire2014 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/420143351/4
Mari Sandoz 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.
Standalone books
24 books24 Mari Sandoz titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mari Sandoz books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 24 Mari Sandoz books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Mari Sandoz
Start with Slogum House (1937), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mari Sandoz book?
The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire (2014) is the newest Mari Sandoz book released so far.
Is there a new Mari Sandoz book coming?
No next Mari Sandoz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Mari Sandoz has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Mari Sandoz. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Owen Wister Award1964Won
Mari Sandoz at a glance
- Died
- Mari Sandoz died in 1966, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Mari Sandoz are still being published after Mari Sandoz's death in 1966; the newest appeared in 2014.
- Release pace
- Mari Sandoz books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 5,994 pages across the 20 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mari Sandoz books, 6 of 24, were published in the 1960s.
What the Mari Sandoz books are about
22 of the 24 Mari Sandoz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: frontier and pioneer life is tagged on 7 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Frontier and pioneer life 7 of 22 books
- History 6 of 22 books
- Indians of North America 5 of 22 books
- Social life and customs 5 of 22 books
- Biography 4 of 22 books
- Dakota Indians 4 of 22 books
- Nebraska 3 of 22 books
- Westerns 3 of 22 books
- Cheyenne Indians 2 of 22 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 22 books
- Government relations 2 of 22 books