▁Pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Fred ▁Gi pson ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁H ound - D og ▁Man , ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁two ▁young ▁boys ▁on ▁a ▁co on ▁h unt ▁with ▁a ▁" h ound ▁dog ▁man " ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Texas . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁film ▁st arring ▁Fab ian ▁For te ▁and ▁Stuart ▁Whit man , ▁but ▁while ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁successful ▁the ▁movie ▁was ▁a ▁f lop . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Wilson ▁Raw ls ▁published ▁the ▁novel ▁Where ▁the ▁Red ▁Fern ▁G rows , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁young ▁co on ▁h unter ▁Billy ▁Col man , ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁O z ark ▁Mountains ▁with ▁his ▁Red bone ▁Co on h ounds , ▁Old ▁Dan ▁and ▁Little ▁Ann . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁un success fully ▁market ed ▁to ▁adult s ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁tested ▁at ▁schools , ▁where ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁main st ay . ▁A ▁movie ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁st arring ▁B ever ly ▁Gar land , ▁Stewart ▁Pet erson ▁and ▁James ▁Whit more . ▁It ▁was ▁re made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁▁ ▁Southern ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁folk ▁story t eller ▁Jerry ▁C lower ▁released ▁his ▁record ▁of ▁" The ▁Co on ▁H unt ", ▁a ▁com ic ▁tale ▁of ▁a ▁Mississippi ▁co on ▁h unt ▁gone ▁wrong , ▁in