The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
About this ebook
The Log of a Cowboy is based upon Adams’ own experiences as a cowboy and the cattle drives he participated in. It is considered the most realistic of all the fiction about the great cattle drives of the late 1800s.
Chapter I – Up The Trail
Chapter II – Receiving
Chapter III – The Start
Chapter IV – The Atascosa
Chapter V – A Dry Drive
Chapter VI – A Reminiscent Night
Chapter VII – The Colorado
Chapter VIII – On The Brazos And Wichita
Chapter IX – Doan’s Crossing
Chapter X – “No Man’s Land”
Chapter XI – A Boggy Ford
Chapter XII – The North Fork
Chapter XIII – Dodge
Chapter XIV – Slaughter’s Bridge
Chapter XV – The Beaver
Chapter XVI – The Republican
Chapter XVII – Ogalalla
Chapter XVIII – The North Platte
Chapter XIX – Forty Islands Ford
Chapter XX – A Moonlight Drive
Chapter XXI – The Yellowstone
Chapter XXII – Our Last Camp-Fire
Chapter XXIII – Delivery
Chapter XXIV – Back To Texas
Andy Adams (1859-1935) was born in Indiana. During the early 1880s, he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails. He began writing at the age of 43, publishing his most successful book, The Log of a Cowboy, in 1903.
The Log of a Cowboy has 7 illustrations.
About the author
Andy Adams (1859-1935) was born in Indiana. During the early 1880s, he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails. He began writing at the age of 43, publishing his most successful book, The Log of a Cowboy, in 1903.
