Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slogum House | 1937 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 2 | Winter Thunder | 1954 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 3 | The Horsecatcher | 1957 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 4 | The Story Catcher | 1963 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 5 | Miss Morissa: Doctor of the Gold Trail | 1980 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 6 | Capital City | 1982 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 7 | The Tom-Walker | 1984 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
| 8 | Foal of heaven | 1991 | Mari Sandoz | Buy |
Mari Sandoz’s standalone novels cover a range of frontier subjects. Slogum House (1937) is a dark family saga about a domineering matriarch who builds a corrupt empire in the Sandhills. Capital City (1982) and The Tom-Walker (1984) were published posthumously, expanding her fictional exploration of American society.
The Horsecatcher (1957) and The Story Catcher (1963) reflect Sandoz’s deep knowledge of Cheyenne culture. Miss Morissa: Doctor of the Gold Trail (1980) follows a woman physician on the frontier. Together, these novels show the range of Sandoz’s fiction, from harsh realism to stories that find beauty and meaning in difficult circumstances.