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 > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the FICTION_L list, click the following link: > http://ccpllists.cuyahogalibrary.net/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM4NTEwIGQtbGllbkBVTU4uRURVIEZJQ1RJT05fTLJSGfUbtN8n&c=SIGNOFF ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FICTION_L list, click the following link: https://ccpllists.cuyahogalibrary.net/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=FICTION_L