#88 The Cowboy Rides Again Raging Romantics

Saddle up and let's make our way back into cowboy-landia! We did our first episode on cowboys back in 2021, and thought they wouldn't come back. Well we're eating our hats, because darn-tootin' if they haven't reappeared on our shelves! In this episode, we discuss why that could be, and what other possible genres could be making a comeback.Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org (mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org)!Books we mention* Louis L'Amour (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/louis-lamour/)* True Blood (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/charlaine-harris/sookie-stackhouse/) by Charlaine Harris* 50 Shades series by EL James (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/e-l-james/fifty-shades-of-grey/)* Dark Carpathian series by Christine Feehan (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/christine-feehan/dark-carpathian/)* Johanna Lindsey (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/johanna-lindsey/)* Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/lyla-sage/done-and-dusted.htm)* Flawless by Elsie Silver (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/elsie-silver/flawless.htm)* Dust Storm by Maggie Gates (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/maggie-gates/dust-storm.htm)* Ava Hunter (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/ava-hunter/)* Brooke Montgomery (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/brooke-montgomery/)* Hannah Cowan (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/hannah-cowan/)* Maisy Yates (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/y/maisey-yates/)* Beverly Jenkins (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/beverly-jenkins/)* Cowboys of California series by Rebekah Weatherspoon (https://www.ffadultsonly.com/w/rebekah-weatherspoon/cowboys-of-california/)* Lora Leigh (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/lora-leigh/)* Lorelei James (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/lorelei-james/)* Nora Roberts (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/r/nora-roberts/)* Janet Dailey (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/janet-dailey/)* CJ Box Joe Pickett series (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/c-j-box/joe-pickett/)* Diana Palmer (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/p/diana-palmer/)* The Cruel Prince and Folk of the Air series by Holly Black (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/holly-black/cruel-prince.htm)* The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635964/the-country-of-the-blind-by-andrew-leland/)Sources* “The ‘Yellowstone’ Effect: Controversy and Commerce” (Western Ranch Brokers, 2024) (https://westernranchbrokers.com/the-yellowstone-effect-montana/#:~:text=Many%20industries%20have%20benefited%20from,in%20unrelated%20industries%20such%20as)* "Manifest Destiny" (americanyawp.com) (https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/manifest-destiny/#:~:text=Many%20white%20Americans%20responded%20to,their%20vision%20of%20manifest%20destiny)* "Indian Reservations" (history.com, 2023) (https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/indian-reservations)* "The Civil War’s Economic Impact on New York" (Chris K., 2020) (https://chriskirsch.medium.com/the-civil-wars-economic-impact-on-new-york-e49d2a5a45ec#:~:text=However%2C%20following%20the%20war%2C%20New,an%20increase%20of%2012.9%20percent)