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) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Drifter | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hound Dog Man | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Waco Rides In | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Doc Leroy, M.D | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sagebrush Sleuth | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Waco's Badge | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Civil War Books
| Comanche | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Fastest Gun in Texas | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Colt and the Sabre | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bloody Border | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kill Dusty Fog! | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Under the Stars and Bars | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Back to the Bloody Border aka Renegade | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| You're in Command Now, Mr.Fog aka Rebel Vengeance | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Big Gun | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Devil Gun | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Rebel Spy | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Matter of Honor | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mississippi Raider | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Florida Civil War Blockades: Battling for the Coast | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Calamity Jane Books
| The Big Hunt | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Calamity Spells Trouble aka The Road to Ratchet Creek | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trouble Trail | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cow Thieves | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bullwhip Breed | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cold Deck, Hot Lead | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| White Stallion, Red Mare aka Ranch War | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Remittance Kid | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Whip And The War Lance | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cow Thieves aka Running Irons | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cut One, They All Bleed | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hide And Horn Saloon | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Calamity, Mark and Belle aka Texas Trio | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Rockabye County Books
| The Professional Killers | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The 1/4 Second Draw | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Point of Contact | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Owlhoot | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bad Hombre | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Run For The Border | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sixteen-Dollar Shooter | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sheriff Of Rockabye County | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lawmen of Rockabye County | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Deputies | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Texas Teamwork | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Waxahachie Smith Books
| Slip Gun | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No Finger on the Trigger | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cure the Texas Fever | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ole Devil Books
| Young Ole Devil | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Get Urrea! aka Texas Fury | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ole Devil and the Mule Train | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ole Devil and the Caplocks | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ole Devil at San Jacinto | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bunduki Books
| Bunduki | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bunduki And Dawn | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sacrifice for the Quagga God | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fearless Master of the Jungle | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Alvin Dustine 'Cap' Fog Books
| Cap. Fog, Texas Ranger, Meet Mr. J. G. Reeder | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| You're a Texas Ranger, Alvin Fog aka Alvin Fog, Texas Ranger | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Justice of Company Z | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rapido Clint | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Return of Rapido Clint and Mr J.G. Reeder | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rapido Clint Strikes Back | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Slaughter's Way | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Two Miles to the Border | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blonde Genius | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Set A-foot | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| J.T.'s Hundredth | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| J.T.'s Ladies | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wanted! Belle Starr aka Oklahoma Outlaw | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Is-a-man aka Texas Warrior | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| More J.T.'s Ladies | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| J. T.'s Ladies Ride Again | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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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.
How did the Ysabel Kid and Dusty Fog meet? What book explains how Dusty Fog met the Ysable Kid?
Not 100% but I thought ‘The Ysabel Kid’ covered that