Cover artist William Hofmann Publication date 1965 Pages 248 Genre Western fiction Illustrator William Hofmann | Language English Media type Print (hardcover) Originally published 1965 Page count 248 Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Country United States of America | |
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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. The book was made into a movie by Universal Studios in 1969.
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