Awards & Halls of Fame // Western Heritage Awards Back to All All Awards Annie Oakley Ben Johnson Chester Reynolds Great Western Performers Great Westerners PBR Heroes & Legends Prix de West Rodeo Hall of Fame Small Works, Great Wonders Tad Lucas Western Heritage Awards Back to all Western Heritage Awards Awarded in 1981 Gold Dust; Saga of the Forty-Niners Literary Author: Donald Jackson Bio Gold Dust; Saga of the Forty-Niners, by Donald Jackson. Back to All Bio Gold Dust; Saga of the Forty-Niners, by Donald Jackson. More to Explore Film/Television, Theatrical Motion Picture Awarded in 1981 Heartland Art Book, Literary Awarded in 1981 Taos: A Painter’s Dream Literary, Magazine Article Awarded in 1981 The King Ranch, The Last Empire Music, Music Awarded in 1981 Heartland Factual Television Program (1961-1989), Film/Television Awarded in 1981 The Lone Star Cowboy Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1981 Alfred A. Knopf Literary, Nonfiction Book Awarded in 1981 Bartlett Richards: Nebraska Sandhills Cattleman Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1981 John Mantley Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1981 Buck Taylor View All