First published in 1977, Robert Day's ""The Last Cattle Drive"" - an instant bestseller and Book-of-the-Month Club selection - is now a modern-day Western classic. This anniversary edition features a foreword by acclaimed Western historian Howard R. Lamar, reflecting on the novel's enduring popularity; an afterword by Robert Day recalling the experience of writing the novel; and ""The Last Cattle Drive Stampede,"" Day's hilarious piece about failed attempts to make a movie of the book.