Books like Last go round by Ken Kesey
In "Last Go Round," Ken Kesey travels back to eastern Oregon to bring to life the 1911 Pendleton Round‑Up, where a black cowboy, a Nez Perce rider, and a newcomer from Tennessee competed for the inaugural World Championship Broncbusting title. Kesey enriches the historical event with vivid descriptions of the crowd, the town’s saloons, and the colorful characters who gathered in Pendleton for the weekend’s excitement. Sixteen pages of original Round‑Up photographs illustrate the period and add visual depth to the narrative.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Ken Kesey
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