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Backtrack (novel)

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Backtrack
Cover from the 1965 Houghton Mifflin hardback edition of Backtrack.
AuthorMilton Lott
Cover artistWilliam Hofmann
LanguageEnglish
GenreWestern fiction
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
1965
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages248

Backtrack is a western novel by Milton Lott, published in 1965.[1][2] The book is about a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, and features cowboy Ringo Rose and a Mexican boy whom he fathers. He teaches the kid skills he needs to survive, including gunfighting. When the kid shoots a man and flees, Ringo follows him across Texas to Ringo's former home. The book was made into a movie by Universal Studios in 1969.

References

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  1. ^ "BACKTRACK". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  2. ^ Gipson, Fred (1965-11-28). "On the Trail With RingoRose; BACKTRACK. By Milton Lott. 248 pp. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. $4.95". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-05.