Rivers West Books in Order
Rivers West contains 18 books, published between 1988 and 1999. The first book is The Yellowstone (1988) and the newest is The Brazos (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1988–1999
- Pages on record
- 2,850 in 10 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 48–71 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,850 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Rivers West is a western series of 18 books published between 1988 and 1999, and its titles name rivers. Gary McCarthy is credited on 6 books, Jory Sherman on 5, Win Blevins on 2, and Don Coldsmith, Richard S. Wheeler and Frank Roderus on 1 each. The series opens with The Yellowstone (1988) and closes with The Brazos (1999), taking in The Smoky Hill (1989), The Powder River (1990) and The American River (1992). Recorded subjects cover frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America and historical fiction.
How many Rivers West books are there?
Rivers West has 18 books, released between 1988 and 1999.
Rivers West Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Rivers West 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 Yellowstone1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 2The Smoky Hill1989 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/419892811/4
- 3The Colorado1989 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/419892981/4
- 4The Powder River1990 · 306 pages · confirmed 1/419903061/4
- 5The Russian River1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 6The Arkansas River1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 7The American River1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 8The Snake River1992 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/419923321/4
- 9The Two Medicine River1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 10The Gila River1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 11The High Missouri1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 12The Rio Grande1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 13The Columbia River1995 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419953041/4
- 14The Humboldt River1996 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/419962761/4
- 15The Purgatory River1997 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/419972651/4
- 16The South Platte1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419982561/4
- 17The Cimarron River1998 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/419982591/4
- 18The Brazos1999 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/419992731/4
Where to start with Rivers West
Start with The Yellowstone (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Rivers West book?
The Brazos (1999) is the newest Rivers West book released so far.
Is there a new Rivers West book coming?
No next Rivers West book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rivers West at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Rivers West title on record dates from 1999, 27 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Rivers West books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,850 pages across the 10 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 278 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rivers West books, 15 of 18, were published in the 1990s.
- Attribution
- Of the 18 titles, 6 are credited to Gary McCarthy, 5 to Jory Sherman, 2 to Win Blevins and 1 to Don Coldsmith. A further 2 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.
What the Rivers West books are about
11 of the 18 Rivers West 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 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Frontier and pioneer life 6 of 11 books
- Westerns 4 of 11 books
- Indians of North America 3 of 11 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 11 books