The Log of a Cowboy
$34.83
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2006
Summary
Straightforwardly told, rich in detail, and laced with appealing campfire humor, Andy Adams’s realistic The Log of a Cowboy is a classic portrayal of the western cattle country. Drawing on his own experiences as a cowboy working in cattle and horse drives, Adams presents a vivid portrait of the challenges of trail life on a cattle drive from Texas to Montana—the daily drudgery of cattle trailing, as well as the dramatic stampedes and other treacherous disruptions.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143039686 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143039687 |
| Author: | Andy Adams, Richard Etulain |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 130mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Critics Review
The most significant fictional treatment of the cattle drive alongside Larry McMurtrys “Lonesome Dove.” (Richard W. Etulain, in his introduction)
The most significant fictional treatment of the cattle drive alongside Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome Dove.” (Richard W. Etulain, in his introduction)“If all other books on trail-driving were destroyed, a reader could still get a just as authentic conception of trail men, trail work, range cattle, cow horses, and the cow country in general from The Log of a Cowboy.” – J. Frank Dobie
About The Author
Andy Adams
Andy Adams (1859-1935) was born to pioneer parents in Indiana, worked in Texas for ten years driving cattle, and settled in Colorado Springs, where he began writing his “real” stories of cowboys in the West.
Richard W. Etulain is professor emeritus of history and former director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico. He has authored or edited more than forty books.
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