Seconding True Grit. I read it for the podcast I co-host
<https://bookclub4m.libsyn.com/episode-029-westerns> a few years ago and
really enjoyed it.


> Date:    Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:43:17 -0600
> From:    d-lien University of Minnesota <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Westerns
>
> For me, hands down the best western I've ever read is TRUE GRIT by
> Charles Portis, and it has an incredibly strong (especially because so
> young) female protagonist.  And I wouldn't call it "too violent,"
> though of course there are some violentish bits.
>
> Dennis Lien // (retired from) U of Minnesota Libraries // [log in to unmask]
>
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 5:10 PM Charlene Peterson
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> >         What's the best Western of all time?  I'm looking for a Western
> to read for class and would like the story to have a strong female
> protagonist.  Also, I don't want anything too violent.
> > Thanks,
> > Charlene
> >
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