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A Elkins Never Surrenders

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Characters in this exact text

BillBill — Joseph Guarfeel/Guarfele’s son at Sawtooth; not other REH Characters named BillOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 46Breckinridge ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 41Cap'n KiddCap’n Kidd — Breckinridge Elkins's horseOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 41JimJim — Joseph Guarfeel/Guarfele’s son at Sawtooth; not other REH Characters named JimOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 46JoeJoe — Joseph Guarfeel/Guarfele’s son at Sawtooth; not other REH Characters named JoeOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 46Uncle Joel GarfieldJoel Garfield — Breckinridge’s actual relative at Rifle River, Arizona; not Joseph Guarfeel/GuarfeleMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 41JohnJohn Clanton — eldest Clanton son at Sawtooth; the Clanton Breckinridge punches on arrivalOn Pagefirst: First appears unnamed as a Clanton on p. 43; identified as John on p. 47Joseph L. GuarfeleJoseph A. Guarfeel — Sawtooth rancher whom Breckinridge mistakes for his uncle Joel GarfieldOn Pagefirst: First appears as “old man Garfield” on p. 43; true name revealed p. 59Old Man ClantonOld Man Clanton — head of the Clanton family feuding with the Sawtooth GuarfeelsOn Pagefirst: First mentioned p. 42; physically present with the posse by p. 56papRoarin' Bill Elkins — Breckinridge's fatherOn Pagefirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 41

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 3 — surviving Howard carbon copyHoward carbon copy
Extent22 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: Complete 22-page carbon-copy draft

TSS: 62347–62362, 62364–62368, 93584

Untitled carbon copy typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Possible submission state: The Editorial Notes describe this carbon copy as likely representing the final version submitted for publication. (whole witness) · Probable

Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 2, A Elkins Never Surrenders, Editorial Notes, p. 3; draft transcription pp. 41–62

Published in

Breckinridge Elkins - First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments - Rough Trails 2REH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗First Cuts: The Drafts and Fragments Breckinridge Elkins: Rough Trails Volumes 1-4 4 Volume Collector's Box SetREH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗