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In "The Brave Cowboy," Edward Abbey portrays Jack Burns, a lone cowhand who rejects the constraints of 20th‑century life. Riding his horse along Duke City’s main street, Burns refuses to carry a draft card or any other form of identification, standing firmly against the tyranny he perceives in modern society.
First publish date: January 1956
Genre: Western Fiction/Contemporary Western
Authors: Edward Abbey
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