What to Read After The Contested Plains
Readers who loved The Contested Plains by Elliott West keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Contested Plains is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The Contested Plains
The legacy of conquest
Rivers of empire
Violence over the Land
American massacre
The great Arizona orphan abduction
Shadows at Dawn
One Vast Winter Count
Like a hurricane
The Comanche Empire
Ecological Imperialism
Dust Bowl
From reliable sources
Waterlily
A history of American law
America divided
Playing Indian
The Butcher's Tale
Railroaded
The refinement of America
How to Save Your Own Life
The Man Made of Words
From Columbus to Castro
Soul by Soul
Nature's metropolis