Backtrack (western novel)

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Backtrack

Cover from the 1965 Houghton Mifflin hardback edition of Backtrack.
Author Milton Lott
Cover artist William Hofmann
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Western fiction
Publisher Houghton Mifflin
Publication date 1965
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 248
ISBN NA

Backtrack is a western novel by Milton Lott, published in 1965. 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.


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Google Book Seach page for Backtrack, includes a review "Backtrack is a literary, psychological ... by Kirkus Reviews.