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Bison Classic Editions Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Bison Classic Editions books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Bison Classic Editions series? Start with "O Pioneers!" (1913) and follow publication order through all 27 books.
The complete Bison Classic Editions reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

O Pioneers!
1913

The Song of the Lark
1915

Lord Grizzly (By: Frederick Manfred)
1954

Riders of Judgment (By: Frederick Manfred)
1957

Conquering Horse (By: Frederick Manfred)
1959

Scarlet Plume (By: Frederick Manfred)
1964

King of Spades (By: Frederick Manfred)
1964

Vanished Arizona (By: Martha Summerhayes)
2014

The Soul of the Indian (By: Charles Alexander Eastman)
2016

Saga of Chief Joseph (By: Helen Addison Howard)
2017

The Killing of Chief Crazy Horse (By: Robert A. Clark)
2018

Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat (By: Left Handed)
2018

A Cycle of the West (By: John G. Neihardt)
2018

Women and Fiction
1975

Child's Ploy
1984

Women on Women
1990

Prose and Poetry of the American West
1991

The Screaming Skull
1994

Chloe Plus Olivia
1994

Bodies of the Dead & Other Great American Ghost Stories
1995

Writing New York
1998

The Best American Short Stories of the Century
2000

40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000

Great American Ghost Stories
2008

Great Short Stories by American Women
2012

Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018

The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories
2023
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