New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. First Edition. 180 pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Book has a small pencil mark on the front past-down, and consistent toning throughout. Wrapper has modest wear and toning.

Doctorow's first book, set in the small town of Hard Times in the barren West at the close of the 19th century. Basis for the 1967 Burt Kennedy film starring Henry Fonda, Aldo Ray, Warren Oates, and Janice Rule.