Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men | 1954 | Buy |
| These Were the Sioux | 1961 | Buy |
| The Cattlemen: From the Rio Grande across the Far Marias | 1961 | Buy |
| The Battle of Little Big Horn | 1966 | Buy |
| The Christmas of the Phonograph Records: A Recollection | 1966 | Buy |
| Love Song to the Plains | 1966 | Buy |
| Son of the Gamblin’ Man: The Youth of an Artist | 1976 | Buy |
| Cheyenne Autumn | 1992 | Buy |
| Letters of Mari Sandoz | 1992 | Buy |
| Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas | 2004 | Buy |
| Old Jules | 2005 | Buy |
| The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire | 2014 | Buy |
Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Old Jules Country: A Selection from “Old Jules” and Thirty Years of Writing after the Book was Published | 1955 | Buy |
| Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz | 1959 | Buy |
| Sandhill Sundays and Other Recollections | 1970 | Buy |
| Winter Thunder and The Christmas of the Phonograph Records with Related Readings | 2001 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Slogum House | 1937 | Buy |
| Winter Thunder | 1954 | Buy |
| The Horsecatcher | 1957 | Buy |
| The Story Catcher | 1963 | Buy |
| Miss Morissa: Doctor of the Gold Trail | 1980 | Buy |
| Capital City | 1982 | Buy |
| The Tom-Walker | 1984 | Buy |
| Foal of heaven | 1991 | Buy |
Mari Sandoz (1896-1966) grew up in the Nebraska Sandhills, and the landscapes and people of the Great Plains shaped everything she wrote. Her biography of her father, Old Jules, was rejected by thirteen publishers before winning the Atlantic Press nonfiction prize and launching her literary career. She went on to write prolifically about the American West, producing novels, histories, and biographical works over three decades.
Her non-fiction is particularly well regarded. Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas is considered one of the finest biographies of the Lakota leader, and Cheyenne Autumn tells the story of the Northern Cheyenne’s desperate flight to return to their homeland. The Buffalo Hunters, The Cattlemen, and The Beaver Men form part of her planned series documenting the trans-Missouri region’s history from multiple perspectives.
Sandoz’s fiction, including Slogum House (1937) and Miss Morissa: Doctor of the Gold Trail, draws on the same deep knowledge of frontier life. Her work is valued for its historical accuracy, its empathy for Native American peoples, and its refusal to romanticize the harsh realities of the American West.