Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature.
Andy Adams participated in a cattle drive much like that described in the book where beef cattle were driven north to feed the Indian tribes up in Montana.
Originally published in 1903 to refute popular but unrealistic tales of the Old West, this classic adventure story remains a remarkable historical resource and portrait of American frontier life.
The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Andy Adams Just why my father moved, at the close of the civil war, from Georgia to Texas, is to this good hour a mystery to me.
First published in 1903, this new Raging Bull Edition contains the original text as well as background articles including:- Andy Adams - The Journey from being a Cattle Rancher to Western Author- Cattle Trails in 19th Century America THE ...
"We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers.
The book is fiction though it is largely based off Adams' own experiences.
Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature.
Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature.
Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it is considered by many to be the best account of cowboy life in literature.
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive classic literature collection. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Just why my father moved, at the close of the civil war, from Georgia to Texas, is to this good hour a mystery to me.
On the morning of April 1, 1882, our Circle Dot herd started on its long tramp to the Blackfoot Agency in Montana.
A Narrative of the American Old West Andy Adams. have time to cross that day, the herd was at once started, veering for the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado. On reaching it, about the middle of the afternoon, the foreman led the way, ...
Just why my father moved, at the close of the civil war, from Georgia to Texas, is to this good hour a mystery to me.
Just why my father moved, at the close of the civil war, from Georgia to Texas, is to this good hour a mystery to me.
Populated by a wide variety of well-drawn, lively characters, The Log of a Cowboy remains the landmark novel of the American West a century after its first appearance. This is the first edition of this work published as a Penguin Classic.
THE LOG OF A COWBOY, newly introduced by Thomas McGuane, offers a true depiction of a cowboy's life and work as well as a classic adventure story of the great American frontier.
Reproduction of the original: The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams