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Introduction

This is the surviving untitled synopsis associated with A Gent from the Pecos, the Pike Bearfield story later also published as Shave that Hawg!.

Characters in this exact text

Ash BuckleyAsh Buckley — A Gent from the Pecos supporting CharacterOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431Aunt NavasotaAunt Navasota Hawkins — Pike Bearfield's auntOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431Bill ClemsonBill Clemson — sheriff named in the A Gent from the Pecos synopsisOn Pagefirst: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE pp. 431–432Esau HarrisonCousin Esau Harrison — Pike Bearfield's cousin; distinct from Uncle Esau HawkinsOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431Cullen BakerCullen Baker — Reconstruction-era Texas figureMentionedfirst: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE pp. 431–432General BraddockGeneral Braddock — pig in A Gent from the PecosOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431John McCoyJohn McCoy — outlaw leader in A Gent from the PecosOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 432Old Jabez WatsonOld Jabez Watson — Watson family patriarchOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431Pikeston BearfieldPike Bearfield — Wolf Mountain/Lazy Fishook protagonistOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431Old Saul BearfieldUncle Esau Hawkins — Pike Bearfield relative; also called Saul HawkinsOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431Uncle JoabUncle Joab Hudkins — Pike Bearfield's uncleOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE p. 431

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The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 — Ultimate Edition 2.01 (REH Foundation Press)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UE pp. 431–432 — A Gent from the Pecos — untitled synopsis

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The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2REH Foundation PressMarch 2017↗The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 2 UEREH Foundation PressMarch 2026↗