| Backtrack | |
| Author: | Milton Lott |
| Cover Artist: | William Hofmann |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Western fiction |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin |
| Pub Date: | 1965 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 248 |
Backtrack is a western novel by Milton Lott, published in 1965.[1] [2] The book is about a cattle drive from Texas to Montana, and features cowboy Ringo Rose and a Mexican boy whom he fathers. He teaches the kid skills he needs to survive, including gunfighting. When the kid shoots a man and flees, Ringo follows him across Texas to Ringo's former home. The book was made into a movie by Universal Studios in 1969.