The Way West
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| The Way West | |
 First edition cover |
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| Author | A. B. Guthrie, Jr. |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Western |
| Publisher | William Sloane Associates |
| Publication date | 1949 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | The Big Sky |
| Followed by | These Thousand Hills |
This article is about the 1949 novel. For the film, see The Way West (film).
The Way West is a western novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr., published in 1949. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950. The book became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark.
[edit] Plot introduction
Former senator William Tudlock leads a wagon train from along the Oregon Trail from Missouri with the help of hired guide Dick Summers. After several accidents which cost settlers lives, a mutiny of sorts develops and his position is overtaken by Lije Evans. Soon, different factions develop amongst the people of the train as they try to survive their trek to Oregon.
[edit] Release details
- 1949, USA, W. Sloane (ISBN NA), Pub date ? ? 1949, hardback (First edition)
- 2002, USA, Mariner Books (ISBN 0-618-15462-0), Pub date ? January 2002, paperback
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens |
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1950 |
Succeeded by The Town by Conrad Richter |
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