NMLP P-006964 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (in: Indian Country)

Dorothy M. Johnson · Ballantine Books · 1953

The first book appearance is in 'Indian Country' (Ballantine, 1953); Johnson did not publish the story as a standalone. The cloth and wrapper issues are companion Ballantine firsts of that year; later anthology gatherings are first-thus reprints.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-006964 for "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (in: Indian Country)" by Dorothy M. Johnson (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-006964, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).