Dec 19, 2009

Smoky the Cow Horse | Related Titles/Adaptations

In 1929 Scribner's published an edition of Smoky to which James added several oil paintings. Although James was not as talented as a painter as he was as an illustrator, the paintings in this edition are a colorful addition to the illustrations in the original. Smoky makes appearances in two of James's other books. In his largely fictional autobiography, Lone Cowboy, James reveals how Smoky dies; in Horses I've Known, James drops some hints about where the real-life Smoky was born.

Three film versions of Smoky the Cow Horse have been made; all are...