George Catlin books in order
American painter
- Lived
- 1796–1872
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 11
George Catlin published 6 non-fiction books and 5 other books, beginning with North American Indian Portfolio (1844). The best-known is Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (1870).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with George Catlin
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Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life
George Catlin's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with His North American Indian Collection (1848)
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium (1852)
O-kee-pa (1867)
North American Indians (1870)
Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (1870)
Indians (1891)
Other books in order
North American Indian Portfolio (1844)
The Breath of Life (1864)
Last Rambles Amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes (1867)
Life Among the Indians (1867)
Shut Your Mouth (1869)
About George Catlin
George Catlin was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State. Several of his renderings were published in one of the first printed books to use lithography, Cadwallader D. Colden's Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals, published in 1825, with early images of the City of Buffalo.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
George Catlin FAQ
- How many books has George Catlin written?
- George Catlin published 6 non-fiction books and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read George Catlin's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life.
- What is George Catlin's last book?
- Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (1870).
- What is George Catlin's most famous book?
- Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life (1870) is George Catlin's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.