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Last Go Round: A Real Western
Last Go Round A Real Western
Author: Ken Kesey, Ken Babbs
It was around a sagebrush campfire in eastern Oregon that Kesey first heard the tale from his father - about the legendary "last go round" that took place at the original Pendleton Round Up in 1911. — Hundreds of riders were competing for the first World Championship Broncbusting title, but it was one special trio of buckeroos that prov...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140176674
ISBN-10: 0140176675
Publication Date: 7/1/1995
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Kesey misses the mark on this potentially powerful tale of the early days of the Pendleton Round Up, when racial prejudice and exploitation bulled their way into the infant competition. It's further tangled by narration that bounces between 1911 and the mid-1980s with no transition. There's still a helluva story about the Jackson Sundown - George Fletcher - John Spain competition, but this historically-based novel doesn't really tell it.


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