Lewis B. Patten (1915-1981) was an American author of western novels. He also wrote as Lewis Ford, Joseph Wayne, and Lee Leighton – the latter two pen names being collaborations with Wayne D. Overholser, a frequent collaborator of his. He was from Denver, Colorado, and was educated at the University of Denver. He served in the U.S. Navy.

Lewis B. Patten made his debut as a novelist in 1951 with The Snake Stomper (as Joseph Wayne). He made his debut under his own name in 1952 with Massacre at White River. Below is a list of Lewis B. Patten’s books in order of when they were first released:

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Snake Stomper (As: Joseph Wayne) (1951)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Massacre at White River (1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gunmen's Grass (As:Lewis Ford) (1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gunsmoke Empire (1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
White Warrior (1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rope Law (1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Back Trail (1956)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Showdown at Stony Crest (As: Joseph Wayne) (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pursuit (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Home is the Outlaw (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Massacre at San Pablo (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maverick Empire (As: Lewis Ford) (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Valley of Violent Men (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gun Proud (1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Showdown at War Cloud (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Five Rode West (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tomahawk (As: Lee Leighton) (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Man Who Rode Alone (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Top Man with a Gun (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fighting Rawhide / Sunblade (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ruthless Men (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savage Star (1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Range .45 (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hangman's Country (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savage Town (1960)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Angry Horsemen (As: Lewis Ford) (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Outlaw Canyon (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Law of the Gun (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Renegade Gun (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Savage Country (1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gold Magnet (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savage Vengeance (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flame in the West (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarnished Star (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Guilty Guns (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guns at Gray Butte (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ruthless Range (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tarnished Star (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Scaffold at Hangman's Creek (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vengeance Rider (1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killer from Yuma (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Giant on Horseback (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wagons East! (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Proudly They Die (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride for Vengeance (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Arrogant Guns (1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Odds Against Circle L (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No God in Saguaro (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Waited at Rialto Creek / The Trap (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deputy from Furnace Creek (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prodigal Gunfighter (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Star and the Gun (1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bones of the Buffalo (1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ambush Creek (1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Gunfighter (1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Red Sabbath (1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cheyenne Drums (1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Youngerman Guns (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Meeker Massacre (With: Wayne D Overholser) (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Posse From Poison Creek (1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Death in Indian Wells (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Runs the River (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Apache Hostage (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Six Ways of Dying (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Showdown at Mesilla (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Massacre Ridge (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride the Hot Wind (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guilt of a Killer Town (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hands of Geronimo (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Track of the Hunter (1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Trial of Judas Wiley (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cheyenne Pool (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Killing in Kiowa (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Feud at Chimney Rock (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Homesteader (1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tired Gun (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hide Hunters (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Redskin (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gun of Jesse Hand (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ordeal of Jason Ord (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lynching at Broken Butte (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bounty Man (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Angry Town of Pawnee Bluffs (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Two for Vengeance (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Stalks Yellowhorse (1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gallows at Graneros (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Orphans of Coyote Creek (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vow of Vengeance (1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride a Crooked Trail (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ambush at Soda Creek (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lawless Breed (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Man Outgunned (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Villa's Rifles (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Trial at Apache Junction (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killings at Coyote Springs (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hunt The Man Down (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Rides a Black Horse (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cheyenne Captives (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Law in Cottonwood (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rifles of Revenge (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Trail of the Apache Kid (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ride a Tall Horse (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Redskin Time (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tincup in the Storm Country (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trail to Vicksburg (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Rides the Denver Stage (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Woman at Ox-Yoke (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood on the Grass (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Guns of Vengeance (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Collections

The Best Western Stories of Lewis B. Patten (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Bad Men and Good(1954)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

If You Like Lewis B. Patten Books, You’ll Love…

Lewis B. Patten Synopses: The Snake Stomper is a standalone novel by Joseph Wayne (Lewis Patton & Wayne D. Overholser). When Kim Logan is hired by Peg Cody to be her snake stomper, he means to keep her out of harm’s way including Hank Dunning, who wants to cause her ranch to go into forfeiture so he can grab it for nothing. But Kim winds up in jail false accused of murder, while Peg and Dunning are planning to become partners for life. Now, this is not the kind of situation a snake stomper like Kim Logan takes very kindly to…

Gunsmoke Empire is a standalone novel by Lewis B. Patten. Rob King never knew the meaning of the word surrender. He considered the cattle barony K Diamond to be his religion. He would kill any man reckless enough to challenge K Diamond – even if that man was his own son.

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