The Big Country is a western novel by Donald Hamilton.
Plot summary
Maryland sea captain James McKay goes west to
Texas, to claim his bride, and steps into a violent feud over land.
Film adaptation
Filmed in 1958 starring
Gregory Peck,
Jean Simmons,
Carroll Baker,
Charlton Heston and
Burl Ives
Comic book adaptation
The Big Country (comics)
Publication history
- 1957, USA, The Saturday Evening Post, as Ambush at Blanco Canyon, 2/2/1957, 2/9/1957, 2/16/1957, 2/23/1957, serial (literature)
- 1958, USA, Dell, Dell First Edition B115, paperback, reissued many times
- 1958, USA, Dell Comics, Dell Four Color #946, comic
- 1958, UK, Allan Wingate, hardcover