Breckinridge Elkins - First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments - Rough Trails 3

Introduction

Notes

Edition and production details

Format details

Hardcover; Trade paperback

12 linked Howard works

• Evil Deeds at Red Cougarstory
• Gents in Buckskinstory
• Gents on the Rampagestory
• High Horse Rampagestory
• No Cowherders Wantedstory
• Pistol Politicsstory
• Pistol Politicsstory
• Politics at Lonesome Lizardstory
• Sharp's Gun Serenadestory
• The Conquerin' Hero of the Humboltsstory
• Untitled (Evil Deeds at Red Cougar [synopsis])story
• Untitled (Gents on the Rampage [synopsis])story

50 contents entries

1. Acknowledgments
2. Editor’s Note
3. "On Editing Robert E. Howard: A Note on Language, Style, and Fidelity"
4. A Note on Language, Style, and Fidelity ix
5. "Bruises, Broken Bones and LOLs" by Dierk Günther
6. Pistol Politics
7. Editorial Notes
8. "Pistol Politics" (notes written by REH)
9. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete, typescript page scan)
10. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
11. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
12. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 3 , untitled, incomplete)
13. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 4 , untitled, incomplete)
14. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 5 , untitled, complete)
15. "Pistol Politics" (Draft 6 , untitled, complete)
16. "Pistol Politics" (false start #1)
17. "Pistol Politics" (false start #2 and #3)
18. Evil Deeds at Red Cougar
19. Editorial Notes
20. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (untitled synopsis)
21. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
22. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
23. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 2-1 , untitled, alternate ending)
24. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 2-2 , untitled, alternate ending)
25. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
26. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (false start #1)
27. "Evil Deeds at Red Cougar" (false start #2)
28. Gents on the Rampage
29. Editorial Notes
30. "Gents on the Rampage" (untitled synopsis, typescript page scan)
31. "Gents on the Rampage" (untitled synopsis)
32. "Gents on the Rampage" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
33. "Gents on the Rampage" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
34. "Gents on the Rampage" (Draft 3 , titled and complete)
35. "Gents on the Rampage" (false start)
36. Gents in Buckskin
37. Editorial Notes
38. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
39. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
40. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 3 , untitled, complete)
41. "Gents in Buckskin" (Draft 4 , titled and complete)
42. Politics at Lonesome Lizard
43. Editorial Notes
44. "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" (Draft 1 , untitled, complete)
45. "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" (Draft 2 , untitled, complete)
46. "Politics at Lonesome Lizard" (Draft 3 , titled and complete)
47. Sharp’s Gun Serenade
48. Editorial Notes
49. "Sharp’s Gun Serenade" (Draft 1 , untitled, incomplete)
50. "Sharp’s Gun Serenade" (Draft 2 , untitled, incomplete)

Contributors

Leslie Ross (From ACTION STORIES, January 1937) Design by Ståle Gismervik

Cover artist

Design by Ståle Gismervik / illustration by Leslie Ross

Cover artist

Several illustrations from pulp magazines

Illustrator

Characters / Featuring

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