NMLP P-009783 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Back Country

Gary Snyder · New Directions · 1968

The true first is the UK Fulcrum Press edition (London, 1967); the US New Directions edition (1968) follows and is textually expanded. Which is 'wanted' depends on the goal: Fulcrum for absolute priority, New Directions for the fuller authorized text.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-009783 for "The Back Country" by Gary Snyder (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-009783, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).