Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men | 1954 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 2 | These Were the Sioux | 1961 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 3 | The Cattlemen: From the Rio Grande across the Far Marias | 1961 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 4 | The Battle of Little Big Horn | 1966 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 5 | The Christmas of the Phonograph Records: A Recollection | 1966 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 6 | Love Song to the Plains | 1966 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 7 | Son of the Gamblin’ Man: The Youth of an Artist | 1976 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 8 | Cheyenne Autumn | 1992 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 9 | Letters of Mari Sandoz | 1992 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 10 | Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas | 2004 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 11 | Old Jules | 2005 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 12 | The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire | 2014 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
Mari Sandoz’s non-fiction spans biography, history, and memoir. Old Jules (2005 reprint) remains her most widely read work, a biography of her father that doubles as a portrait of homesteading in western Nebraska. Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas (2004 reprint) is a painstaking reconstruction of the Lakota war leader’s life, written with deep respect for Sioux oral traditions.
Her historical works include Cheyenne Autumn (1992 reprint), The Buffalo Hunters, The Cattlemen, and The Beaver Men, each covering a different chapter in the story of the Great Plains. These Were the Sioux (1961) offers a concise account of Sioux culture and customs. The Battle of Little Big Horn (1966) and Love Song to the Plains (1966) round out a body of work that spent decades giving voice to the people and places of the American West.