Another conservative novelist: Louis L’Amour. A hugely popular author of westerns, he was one of Reagan’s favorites. His name may make him sound like the author of French romance novels, but his books are in fact both very American and very manly. I wrote about him here for the Wall Street Journal a couple of years ago. Warning: The quality of his books is uneven, but the best are very good. I recommend Hondo, Flint, or Last of the Breed.