2 edition of log of a cowboy found in the catalog.
log of a cowboy
Andy Adams
Published
1955
by Houghton Mifflin company in Boston and New York
.
Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by Andy Adams; pictures by R. Farrington Elwell. |
| Series | Riverside bookshelf |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | 6 p. 1, 324 p. |
| Number of Pages | 324 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16224312M |
THE LOG OF A COWBOY. Andy Adams. Originally published in Told with campfire-story spirit, this is one of the best tales of cowboy life ever written. Drawing from his own life as a cattle driver, Adams recounts adventures of America's frontier, including gunfights, buffalo stampedes, and cattle drives from Texas to Montana. This book is a lot of fun to read, taking the reader back in time to a lates cattle drive from Texas to Montana. The book is written well with spare prose, wit and exceptional details about a cowboy's often difficult and sometimes boring life on the trail. There's refreshingly little of the syrup found in so many western stories.5/5(4).
About The Log of a Cowboy. 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 . The book is a fictional chronicle of life on the open trail as told by one of our nation's greatest cowboys. 6 illustrations. Read More Newly introduced by Thomas McGuane, "The Log of a Cowboy" offers the truest depiction of a cowboy's life and work as well as a classic adventure of the great American frontier.5/5(1).
The log of a cowboy by Andy Adams; 31 editions; First published in ; Subjects: Cattle trails, Cattle drives, The West, Fiction, Cowboys, Frontier and pioneer life. - Vintage Western Books & Western-themed items from the Vintage Books Team members on Etsy. To view more of our Vintage/Antique Books & Paper Ephemera go pins.
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The Log Of A Cowboy 4 1/3 stars and proudly added to our family library. Read more. 4 people found this helpful. Helpful. Comment Report abuse. TyrReyn. out of 5 stars Heads up, this is cheapo abbreviated printing with microscopic text. Reviewed in /5(). 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.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone /5(). The Log of a Cowboy places the reader right in the middle of the birth, life, and end of cattle drive from texas to Montana.
The reader is taken into the day to day If you are tired of the typical Hollywood trashy view of cowboys whoreing it up while on a silly shooting vendetta, then this book is a great way to reset that sterotypical view of 4/5(76). About this Item: Time Life Books, Alexandria Va, Hardcover.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. 1st. Andy Adam's Log of a Cowboy is the most reliable account ever written of cowboy leather-bound volume, like every book in the Classics of the Old West, has been photographically reproduced from a first edition.
The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams. Log of a cowboy book considered the most authentic narrative of cowboy life ever written, The Log of a Cowboy follows the passage of Tommy Moore, a young cowboy helping to drive three thousand circle-dot longhorns along the Great Western Cattle Trail from Brownsville, Texas to Montana in The book is based on author Andy Adams'.
The Log Of A Cowboy: A Narrative Of This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. /5(13). The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3, cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in along the Great Western Cattle Trail.
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. Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams. Author Andy Adams. Title Log of a Cowboy. Format Rating: % positive.
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Up the Trail of The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams. The text begins: 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. While we did not exactly belong to the poor whites, we classed with them in poverty, being renters; but I am inclined to think my parents were intellectually superior to that.
The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3, cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in along the Great Western Cattle Trail.
Although the book is fiction, it is firmly based on Adams's own experiences on the trail, and it. Cowboy Book, Stillwater, OK. 55 likes.
One stop shop location for Oklahoma State students and fans!Followers: The Log of a Cowboy is widely considered the most authentic narrative of cowboy life in literature.
The story follows the life of Tommy Moore, a young cowboy helping to drive 3, long-horns along the Great Western Cattle Trail from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in /5(2).
The author, real-life cowboy Andy Adams (–), worked as a prospector as well as a cattle driver on the Western trails. Although The Log of a Cowboy crackles with the energy and excitement of fiction, it is based on Adams' own experiences.
The Chicago Herald noted, "As a narrative of cowboy life, Andy Adams' book is clearly the real Brand: Dover Publications. The Log of a Cowboy (FULL Audio Book) by Andy Adams ( - ) The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3, cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in along the.
The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3, cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in along the Great Western Cattle Trail.
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. Adams was disgusted by the unrealistic cowboy fiction.
A book review of The Log of a Cowboy, by Andy Adams. The Log of a Cowboy, by Andy Adams. A week or so ago, I finished my second reading of The Log of a Cowboy, A Narrative of the Old Trail Days, by Andy Adams.I enjoyed it.
Readers should not however be put off by the title "The Log of a Cowboy" which appears to suggest a diary or documentary. In fact the book is a brilliant read as well as being an eye opener as to the real conditions of such long drives during the mid to late 19th century/5(4).
Dallas Cowboy Books Blog, Dallas, TX. 7, likes 1, talking about this. Unofficial page for fans of the Dallas Cowboys and DCC: we discuss the Followers: K. A true-to-life narrative of the escapades and challenges of the frontier’s legendary event: the cowboy cattle drive.
The Log of a Cowboy brings to life an important, yet short-lived, piece of the American Old West. It’s here that the cowboy earned his reputation and admiration, and it’s through protagonist Tommy Moore that we learn of some of the challenges of the legendary Released on: J The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3, cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana in along the Great Western Cattle Trail.
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