The Big Country (Hamilton novel)
The Big Country is a Western novel by Donald Hamilton, Originally serialized in The Saturday Evening Post as Ambush at Blanco Canyon.
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Author | Donald Hamilton |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Western novel |
Publisher | Dell Publishing |
Publication date | 1958 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Plot summary
Maryland sea captain James McKay goes west to Texas, to claim his bride, and steps into a violent feud over water.
Film adaptation
Filmed in 1958 starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives and Chuck Connors.
Comic book adaptation
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
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