THE BOOKS

Following are links to brief introductions to the plots of the twenty-one books and a depiction of the cover of each. Each book is also given a rating (admittedly completely subjective) in the categories of writing (which includes descriptive passages, conversations and use of dialogue, transitions, etc.), characterization (development and consistency of personalities, distinctiveness of individuals, moral shading of the good and bad guys, etc.), and plot (including plausibility of events, use of imagination, ability to hold interest, etc.). Marks are given using a scale of one to ten. The overall score is the average of the three marks.

# Title Date   # Title Date
1 The X Bar X Boys on the Ranch 1926   12 The X Bar X Boys at Copperhead Gulch 1933
2 The X Bar X Boys in Thunder Canyon 1926   13 The X Bar X Boys Branding the Wild Herd 1934
3 The X Bar X Boys on Whirlpool River 1926   14 The X Bar X Boys at the Strange Rodeo 1935
4 The X Bar X Boys on Big Bison Trail 1927   15 The X Bar X Boys With the Secret Rangers 1936
5 The X Bar X Boys at the Round Up 1927   16 The X Bar X Boys Hunting the Prize Mustangs 1937
6 The X Bar X Boys at Nugget Camp 1928   17 The X Bar X Boys at Triangle Mine 1938
7 The X Bar X Boys at Rustlers' Gap 1929   18 The X Bar X Boys and the Sagebrush Mystery 1939
8 The X Bar X Boys at Grizzly Pass 1929   19 The X Bar X Boys in the Haunted Gully 1940
9 The X Bar X Boys Lost in the Rockies 1930   20 The X Bar X Boys and the Lost Troopers 1941
10 The X Bar X Boys Riding for Life 1931   21 The X Bar X Boys Following the Stampede 1942
11 The X Bar X Boys in Smoky Valley 1932   22 The X Bar X Boys With the Border Patrol 

 

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