This Raging Bull Publishing Box Set contains six classic Western books by Andy Adams, including:
The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days, was published in 1903. Even though it is a fictional book, the story is based exclusively on his personal experiences. He gives readers a daily description of a cattle drive that he made from Texas to Montana. This authentic first-hand account has been described as ‘literature’s best account of life as a cowboy,’ and is still one of the most treasured publications in the western genre, by both pleasure readers and historians.
The story of one young man's tutelage under a crusty ranchero in 1870s Southern Texas. A fascinating insight into how the cattle business was conducted on a large ranch as well as the fencing of the free-range west in the 1880s and 90s. The story is more about life on an old ranch, than undying mystery and romance as the title misleadingly suggests.
In 1905, The Outlet was published and introduced a rarely explored side of cattle herding, the business side. There was corruption in business all over the country at the time, and this novel revealed many problems that stripped away the layers of glamour that were associated with life in the West. Through the views of the narrator, a young cowboy by the name of Tom Quirk, it shows that cattle ranching was just another means of survival in a dangerous land. The combined worth of the cattle driven in the novel is astounding and the difficulties that the cattle traders faced shocked many of the readers.
A collection of fourteen western short campfire stories. Bandits, desperadoes, cattle and bloody shoot-outs are just some of the highlights of these easy to read snippets which continued to mimic Andy’s life on the cattle trail.
Tells the story of Virginian born Reed Anthony who served during the Civil War then migrated to Texas to start life as a cowboy, herding cattle to rail heads for transport eastward. More realistic glimpses into western life with Andy Adams.
Dell and Joel Wells are about to abandon their dead father's claim on Beaver Creek because it won't grow crops. Then unexpected events, and a drover seeking aid, allow them a decent chance in life. The boys develop their own ranch on the Beaver, without capital but with honor. No amount of savvy can entirely prepare them for the risks: cruel winters, rapacious wolf packs, summer droughts, mysterious Texas fever, or the shifting circumstances of the cattle trade.
THE LOG OF A COWBOY (1903)
The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days, was published in 1903. Even though it is a fictional book, the story is based exclusively on his personal experiences. He gives readers a daily description of a cattle drive that he made from Texas to Montana. This authentic first-hand account has been described as ‘literature’s best account of life as a cowboy,’ and is still one of the most treasured publications in the western genre, by both pleasure readers and historians.
A TEXAS MATCHMAKER (1904)
The story of one young man's tutelage under a crusty ranchero in 1870s Southern Texas. A fascinating insight into how the cattle business was conducted on a large ranch as well as the fencing of the free-range west in the 1880s and 90s. The story is more about life on an old ranch, than undying mystery and romance as the title misleadingly suggests.
THE OUTLET (1905)
In 1905, The Outlet was published and introduced a rarely explored side of cattle herding, the business side. There was corruption in business all over the country at the time, and this novel revealed many problems that stripped away the layers of glamour that were associated with life in the West. Through the views of the narrator, a young cowboy by the name of Tom Quirk, it shows that cattle ranching was just another means of survival in a dangerous land. The combined worth of the cattle driven in the novel is astounding and the difficulties that the cattle traders faced shocked many of the readers.
CATTLE BRANDS (1906)
A collection of fourteen western short campfire stories. Bandits, desperadoes, cattle and bloody shoot-outs are just some of the highlights of these easy to read snippets which continued to mimic Andy’s life on the cattle trail.
REED ANTHONY, COWMAN (1907)
Tells the story of Virginian born Reed Anthony who served during the Civil War then migrated to Texas to start life as a cowboy, herding cattle to rail heads for transport eastward. More realistic glimpses into western life with Andy Adams.
WELLS BROTHERS (1911)
Dell and Joel Wells are about to abandon their dead father's claim on Beaver Creek because it won't grow crops. Then unexpected events, and a drover seeking aid, allow them a decent chance in life. The boys develop their own ranch on the Beaver, without capital but with honor. No amount of savvy can entirely prepare them for the risks: cruel winters, rapacious wolf packs, summer droughts, mysterious Texas fever, or the shifting circumstances of the cattle trade.
