Last Go Round is a novel written by Ken Kesey

Ken Kesey

Kenneth Elton "Ken" Kesey was an American author, best known for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , and as a counter-cultural figure who considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. "I was too young to be a beatnik, and too old to be a...

 and Ken Babbs

Ken Babbs

Ken Babbs is a famous Merry Prankster who became one of the psychedelic leaders of the 1960s. He along with best friend and Prankster leader, Ken Kesey wrote the book Last Go Round...

. It was Kesey's last novel and is about the famous "Last Go Round" that took place at the original Pendleton Round-Up

Pendleton Round-Up

The Pendleton Round-Up is a rodeo held in Pendleton, Oregon, United States, during the second full week of September each year, since 1910. The rodeo brings roughly 50,000 people every year to the city of Pendleton...

in 1911. The book contains references to real historical figures, and was published with photographs from the early days of the Pendleton rodeo. However, the story is written as a tall tale, with characters and feats that are larger than life.