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The Brave Cowboy

by Edward Abbeyliterary work· published 1956

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The hero, Jack Burns, is a loner who refuses to accept the tyranny of life in the 20th century. He rides his horse down the main street of Duke City, and refuses to carry draft card or any other form of indentification.

Adaptations (1)

The Brave Cowboy was adapted into a 1962 film.

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    Lonely Are the Brave
    1962 · film · 107 min · dir. David Miller · IMDb ↗
    IMDb7.593%

    A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.

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