The Big Country (novel)

The Big Country (novel)

Infobox Book
name = The Big Country
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image_caption = Paperback original
author = Donald Hamilton
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country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Western novel
publisher = Dell Publishing
pub_date = 1958
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
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isbn = NA
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"The Big Country" is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.

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

Filmed in 1958 starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston and Burl Ives

Comic book adaptation

The Big Country (comics)

Publication history

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


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