True Grit

True Grit by Charles Portis is a classic American western novel first published in 1968. This Simon & Schuster Book Club Edition tells the unforgettable story of Mattie Ross, a determined fourteen-year-old girl who sets out to bring her father’s killer to justice.

With sharp humour, memorable dialogue, and a strong sense of frontier grit, the novel follows Mattie as she hires Rooster Cogburn, a rough, one-eyed U.S. Marshal, to help track the fugitive into Indian Territory. Along the way, their uneasy partnership becomes the heart of a story filled with courage, revenge, hardship, and unexpected loyalty.

A standout choice for readers of western fiction, American classics, and character-driven adventure, True Grit remains one of the best-loved western novels of the twentieth century. This Book Club Edition is a nice find for collectors, classic fiction readers, and fans of the film adaptations.

Hardcover, Very Good. Missing dust jacket. Does have 1972 owner's inscription