The Big Country (novel)

The Big Country
Paperback original
Author	Donald Hamilton
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Western novel
Publisher	Dell Publishing
Publication date	1958
Media type	Print (Paperback)

The Big Country is a Western novel by Donald Hamilton that was expanded from his original short story Ambush at Blanco Canyon.

Plot summary

Maryland sea captain James McKay goes west to Texas, to claim his bride, and steps into a violent feud over land.

Film adaptation

Main article: The Big Country

Filmed in 1958 starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives and Chuck Connors.

Comic book adaptation

The Big Country (comics)

Publication history

1957, US, The Saturday Evening Post, as Ambush at Blanco Canyon, 2/2/1957, 2/9/1957, 2/16/1957, 2/23/1957, serial (literature)
1958, US, Dell, Dell First Edition B115, paperback, reissued many times
1958, US, Dell Comics, Dell Four Color #946, comic
1958, UK, Allan Wingate, hardcover

Other works by Donald Hamilton, author of the Matt Helm series

Novels and novellas	Date With Darkness (1947) The Black Cross (1947) The Steel Mirror (1948) Deadfall (novela) (1949) Smoky Valley (1954) Night Walker (1954) Line of Fire (novel) (1955) Too Soon Dead (1955) Mad River (novel) (1956) Assignment: Murder (1956) The Big Country (novel) (1958) The Man From Santa Clara (1960) Texas Fever (novel) (1960) The Mona Intercept (1980)

Short Stories	Stranger's Return (1946) Magnolia (short story) (1946) Throwback (short story) (1953) The Mile Gun (1958) The Last Gunman (1959) The Guns of William Longley (1967)

Short story collections	Murder Twice Told (1950) Iron Men and Silver Stars (1967)

Non-fiction	On Guns and Hunting (1970) Cruises With Kathleen (1980)

Film Adaptations	The Violent Men (1955) 5 Steps to Danger (1957) The Big Country (1958)

Television Adaptations	Deadfall (teleplay) (1951)

Comic Book Adaptations	The Big Country (comics) (1958)