Robert F Jones Books in Order

A father takes his young son up the mythical Hassayampa River on what begins as a fishing trip and turns into a rough rite of passage. Outlaws, violence, and the legendary Ratnose make the wilderness feel both comic and dangerous.

Knowing old-style Africa is disappearing, white hunter Winjah sets out on one last hunt for a legendary cape buffalo with a diamond lodged between its horns. The chase pulls him into a stranger and more unsettling world than he expected.

A concise biography of George Washington that follows him from planter to revolutionary general to president. The book pays special attention to the self-discipline, caution, and steady judgment that shaped his leadership.

After a crash landing in Alaska, former flying partners Jack Slade and Sam Healey discover a hidden valley that seems to promise everything. One dreams of a simple life there, the other sees oil wealth, and the land turns them into enemies.

Forced into bitter retirement after a Vietnam-era betrayal, Navy man James Culdee joins his daughter Miranda on a Pacific chase for her stolen sailboat. Their search leads them into the dangerous islands of the Philippines, where revenge and survival start to blur.

This photo-filled book follows Labrador puppy Jake through his first year, from meeting the older dog Luke to learning retrieving and house rules. It is part puppy story, part gentle introduction to training.

Jones uses his Labradors Luke and Jake to show how a field dog is trained, tested, and understood. It is a practical, affectionate look at hunting dogs, with photographs and plenty of close observation.

A blend of hunting memoir and travel writing, this book gathers stories from Jones's time in Africa. He writes about safaris, wild country, and the people around them with the eye of a journalist and a hunter.

In essays and short pieces about bird hunting, Jones writes about dogs, seasons, coverts, and the strange pull that keeps people returning to the field. It is reflective, funny at times, and rooted in lived experience.

In the hard years after the Panic of 1873, Jenny Dousmann follows her buffalo-hunting brother west and finds a brutal frontier shaped by greed, war, and loss. What begins as a bid to survive becomes a fight over land, dignity, and the vanishing buffalo.

In 1833, teenage brothers Dillon and Owen Griffith head west expecting fortune and freedom. Instead they meet raids, kidnappers, and frontier violence, and have to decide what kind of men they will become.

This anthology gathers essays and classic excerpts that argue over the ethics of taking animal life. Jones frames a thoughtful, often uneasy conversation for hunters, anglers, and readers interested in what the chase really means.

In 1950, two Wisconsin friends paddle toward Lake Superior on one last carefree adventure before war and adulthood separate them. Fifty years later, they try the trip again and find that the river, and their friendship, have changed.

This collection brings together essays and a couple of short stories about hunting, dogs, travel, and the outdoor life. It shows Jones at his most conversational, mixing hard-earned know-how with memory and dry humor.

Part memoir and part dog book, this posthumous volume looks back on the dogs that shaped Jones's life. It is affectionate, unsentimental, and especially strong on the bond between hunter and companion.

Laura and Mark Avery leave city life for a Vermont village and an old house that seems perfect for a fresh start. Instead they walk into a long-buried local curse tied to an ancient oak and the land beneath it.