Bugles in the Afternoon is a fictional account of George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Haycox's "Weight of Command" is the story of a commander about to lead his men in a battle against the Sioux. Unlike Bugles in the Afternoon, the story is not based on any historical facts, but it has something of the authentic flavor of the Custer story.

Trouble Shooter (1937), as historical fiction, is concerned with the building of the Union Pacific Railroad. The Border Trumpet (1939) had its historical roots in Army life at the Arizona frontier station of Fort Grant. Alder Gulch (1942), another novel with an historical theme, concerns Montana after the discovery of gold in 1864 and the activity of Henry Plummer's gang.

The Earthbreakers The Earthbreakers (1957) is a novel of how American pioneers met the hard realities of building homes, clearing land for pastures and...