Order of J.T. Edson Books
J.T. Edson, full name John Thomas Edson, was an English author who wrote over 130 novels in his career. He wrote mostly escapism adventures such as Westerns and police procedurals. He started his writing career in 1947 and would continue until 2005 when he retired due to health reasons. He passed away in 2014.
Edson is best known for his use of recurring characters as well as using historical figures and combining them with fictional characters. Some of his best known creations were Ole Devil, Waxahachie, and Bunduki. His villains were often stereotypical, but his protagonists were always larger than life heroes that inspired loyalty among readers.
Publication Order of The Floating Outfit Books
Publication Order of Waco Books
Arizona Ranger | (1966) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Drifter | (1968) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hound Dog Man | (1969) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Waco Rides In | (1969) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Doc Leroy, M.D | (1977) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sagebrush Sleuth | (1977) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Waco's Badge | (1982) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Civil War Books
Publication Order of Calamity Jane Books
Publication Order of Rockabye County Books
Publication Order of Waxahachie Smith Books
Publication Order of Ole Devil Books
Young Ole Devil | (1975) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Get Urrea! aka Texas Fury | (1975) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ole Devil and the Mule Train | (1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ole Devil and the Caplocks | (1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ole Devil at San Jacinto | (1977) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Bunduki Books
Bunduki | (1975) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bunduki And Dawn | (1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sacrifice for the Quagga God | (1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fearless Master of the Jungle | (1980) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Alvin Dustine 'Cap' Fog Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Young Ole Devil is the first book in the Ole Devil Hardin series of books. This book tells the story of Jackson Baines Hardin who is sent on a mission by Major Sam Houston to deliver a shipment of rifles to a group of Texas patriots fighting for independence. Hardin is considered to be reckless and irresponsible by his superiors, but he turns out to be just the man for the job as his fighting ways earn him the nickname “lil’ ole devil” in this story of Western yesteryear.
Alvin Fog, Texas Ranger is the first book in the ‘Cap’ Fog series. Fog is a part of an elite group of Texas Rangers selected by the governor to deal with the malefactors who slipped through the law’s hands, the group is called Company Z. While everyone in the group is an experienced lawman, Fog is the inexperienced one. However, Alvin is the grandson of the legendary lawman Dusty Fog and is seeking to prove that he’s just as good as his grandfather. The West was brutal and unforgiving and it needs good men like Company Z to keep things straight.