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The Riot at Cougar Paw

Part of The Riot at Cougar Paw

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Introduction

The Road to Cougar Paw is the title associated with this very brief synopsis for The Riot at Cougar Paw. It outlines Breckinridge Elkins leaving Bear Creek, becoming involved with a girl in Cougar Paw and eventually returning home.

Summary spoilers

The story begins with Breckinridge Elkins on Bear Creek. He travels to the town of Cougar Paw, where he meets a girl and becomes enamored of her. The story concludes with his return to Bear Creek. No further details on the conflict or resolution are given in the synopsis.

Version-specific titles

The Road to Cougar Paw

Characters in this exact text

ElkinsBreckinridge ElkinsMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 253a girlJoan — young woman near Cougar Paw; sister of Bill SantryMentionedfirst: First Cuts: Rough Trails 2, p. 253

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.

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Extent1 pageCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: One shared catalogue unit containing the brief The Road to Cougar Paw synopsis

TSS: 26065

Brief synopsis preserved within TSS 26065, a document/catalogue unit that also contains summaries associated with other story groups.

Additional documentary notes

  • Shared Document: The physical/documentary unit contains a summary covering several Breckinridge Elkins stories; only the The Road to Cougar Paw / The Riot at Cougar Paw synopsis content is linked to Text #757. (TSS 26065)

Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 2, The Riot at Cougar Paw, Editorial Notes and untitled synopsis, p. 253

Published in

The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins Volume 1 UEREH Foundation PressJanuary 2026↗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↗