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Across West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), 19th Century, and True Crime — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The Johnson County War — Bill O’Neal by Bill O'Neal.

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Themes: Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) • 19th Century • True Crime

#11

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Themes: Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) • 19th Century • True Crime

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The Impostor Heiress Cassie Chadwick, The Greatest Grifter of the Gilded Age

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#13

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Themes: West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) • Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) • 19th Century

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Border Queen Caldwell Toughest Town on the Chisholm Trail — Bill O’Neal

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The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), 19th Century — the same threads that run through The Johnson County War — Bill O’Neal by Bill O'Neal. Among the authors featured: Mark Lee Gardner, Matthew S. Bernstein, Troy Taylor, Otto A. Rothert, and others.