NMLP P-033898 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls · Doubleday · 1961
US Doubleday 1961 is the true first; the 1971 reissue and later Bantam paperbacks are reprints. The story first appeared serialized in the Saturday Evening Post.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-033898 for "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-033898, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).