Exact textual stateFalse Start
A Gent from Bear Creek — Draft 1 — page 204 false start
Part of A Gent from Bear Creek
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Textual relationship
Branch Of Draft 1
Characters in this exact text
Bill / GlantonBill Glanton — Texas gunman guiding Professor Van Brock in the Haunted MountainsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 204 false start, p. 75Breckinridge Elkins / IBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 204 false start, p. 75Jim HarriganJim Harrigan — older stage passenger/victim shot in Donovan's frame-upMentionedfirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 204 false start, p. 75Joshua Braxton / JoshuaJoshua Braxton — older hermit hiding in the Haunted Mountains to avoid an unwanted marriageOn Pagefirst: Rough Trails 4, Draft 1 page 204 false start, p. 75
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1 page 204 false start — surviving Howard typescript leafHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: Single false-start leaf numbered 204
TSS: 22214
Stray untitled Howard typescript leaf numbered 204, identified by First Cuts as a false start.
Additional documentary notes
- False Start: Stray page-204 false start that does not fit seamlessly with either page-203 state or the main Draft 1 sequence. (manuscript page 204)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 4, Editorial Notes p. 47; false start p. 75