Signed Ken Kesey Last Go Round Viking 1994 Western Novel

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Published late in Kesey’s career, Last Go Round is his exuberant return to the American West, written with longtime collaborator Ken Babbs. The novel recreates the legendary 1911 Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon, weaving together real historical figures—including the celebrated Nez Perce rider Jackson Sundown—with fictionalized cowboys, gamblers, and frontier characters competing for rodeo glory.

The book reflects Kesey’s lifelong fascination with American mythmaking and spectacle. Drawing on historical photographs and folklore from the early rodeo era, the story captures the rough humor, bravado, and cultural crossroads of the Pacific Northwest frontier. Signed copies from Kesey are especially desirable, and his famously oversized, colorful signatures—often scrawled dramatically across the page—are instantly recognizable to collectors.

Signed Kesey titles remain increasingly sought after—especially later works inscribed with his unmistakable artistic flair.