In a few days World’s Book Day will arrive. This year, because of the circumstances, it’s going to be quite strange. With no book fairs, no book presentations, no novelties presentations, no book signatures… Coronavirus crisis has disrupted our society, not only in the sanitary level, of course the most important, is also changing hour habits. And although we can’t celebrate such a special day like World’s Book Day the way we have been doing every year, book stores keep offering the chance to access on an online way to the culture and the so needed entertainment.
At Corbeto’s Boots we always use to ”look after number one”. And it wouldn’t be less with the books. And the thing is that in the western matter, one of our favorite, we can find true gems that will make more pleasant not only these confinement days. They will also help us to know the true face of this world that we are passionate about.
For this reason, today we are bringing a selection of what we consider the best books about Far West. Here you will find a bit of all, from iconic novels that turned into cult movies to essays that shows the reality, the genuine western like it really was.
Memories from a journey to Pueblo Native Americans territory, by Aby Warbgurg
Ed. Siruela
Motivated by several ethnographic documents, the german historian Aby Warburg conducted several expeditions to contact Native American tribes between 1895 and 1896. Ceremonies and ornaments from the Pueblo Native Americans let him think about the crossed relation between religion, rituals, nature and figurative/symbolic representations.
Black Elk talk. History of a Sioux, by John G. Neihard
This book includes much more than Black Elk visions and his explanations about his people believes. It also is a story of anthropological interest about a life of attachment to nature and the elements, cultivating physical resistance for hunting and combat.
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, by Owen Wister
Valdemar
Historian and critics coincide to consider The Virginian (1902) like the great American novel originator of the western, like genre’s foundational work. Gary Cooper played in 1929 the Virginian role in the movie with the same title.
The Stalking Moon / Soldier Blue by T.V. Olsen
Valdemar
This book includes short novels: The Stalking Moon (1965), considered Olsen’s masterpiece and splendidly adapted to the cinema in 1968 by Robert Mulligan. And Soldier Blue (1969), a pioneer’s history, Native American war and survival.
Barcelona Far West by Jordi Solé
Ed. Pamies
With Barcelona Far West, Sabadell’s writer Jordi Solé recreates famous Buffalo Bill’s visit to Barcelona in December 1889 to present his circus spectacle. Our first contact with the western culture.
Tales of the Gold Rush by Bret Harte
Ed. Alba
Tales of the Gold Rush contains in its pages unforgettable histories because of its artistic style and human emotions deep sense. A compilation of stories that helps us to better know Far Fest’ soul.
West. The American Cowboy de A. Krantz
Images Publishing Group
West. The American Cowboy de A. Krantz es un libro que recoge un conjunto de fotografías frescas y contemporáneas que nos revelan cómo es ahora el salvaje oeste y sus ranchos de caballos y ganado.
The Unforgiven by Alan Le May
Valdemar
Alan Le May presents at The Unforgiven (1957) colonists’ perspective, a classical representation from the Native American like an enemy almost brutalized.
Cowboy’s short history by Gregorio Doval
Nowtilus
In an easy and entertaining way, Doval illustrates us about the most famous Far West cowboy’s adventures and fights, showing how much is true and fiction behind each one of these events.
Far West conquest short history by Gregorio Doval
Nowtilus
An essay about colonials. Men and women that had true difficulties and many lost their life while fighting to escape from the misery or leave their children something better than what they had. We will know frontier’s live, far from the government, without federal laws and a very particular lifestyle.
This is a small selection of western books for World’s Book Day. We hope it to be of your liking and we’ll be glad to have any suggestion. And remember that at our online shop we continue serving your orders finding all kind of products related to the Far West.
