The Log of the Cowboy and Other Trail Tales – 5 Western Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. True Life Narratives of Texas Cowboys and Adventure NovelsBy Andy Adams
Length48h 5m
About this audiobook
Andy Adams's The Log of the Cowboy and Other Trail Tales gathers five foundational Western narratives that replace dime-novel melodrama with the disciplined realism of lived experience. Centered on cattle drives, range work, frontier commerce, and the hard social codes of cowboys, the volume records the rhythms of trail life with documentary precision and understated humor. Its plainspoken style, episodic structure, and close attention to labor place it within the realist tradition of early twentieth-century American literature. Adams was unusually qualified to write against romanticized Western myth. Born in Indiana in 1859, he spent years as a working cowboy in Texas during the great cattle-drive era before turning to fiction. His firsthand knowledge of branding, herding, river crossings, stampedes, campfire talk, and the economics of the range allowed him to correct popular fantasies about the cowboy with narratives grounded in practice, memory, and professional pride. This collection is strongly recommended for readers seeking the Western before it hardened into formula. Scholars of American realism, students of frontier history, and admirers of authentic adventure fiction will find in Adams a writer who preserves both the hardship and dignity of a vanished occupation. The book remains an essential counterweight to mythic versions of the Old West.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (27)
Includes Amazon, Goodreads
GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length48 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 11, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Log of the Cowboy and Other Trail Tales – 5 Western Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XXI THE YELLOWSTONE
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XXII OUR LAST CAMP-FIRE
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER XXIII DELIVERY
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER XXIV BACK TO TEXAS
5The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
30A Texas Matchmaker
Show all chaptersShow less
6CHAPTER I UP THE TRAIL
31CHAPTER I LANCE LOVELACE
7CHAPTER II RECEIVING
32CHAPTER II SHEPHERD'S FERRY
8CHAPTER III THE START
33CHAPTER III LAS PALOMAS
9CHAPTER IV THE ATASCOSA
34CHAPTER IV CHRISTMAS
10CHAPTER V A DRY DRIVE
35CHAPTER V A PIGEON HUNT
11CHAPTER VI A REMINISCENT NIGHT
36CHAPTER VI SPRING OF '76
12CHAPTER VII THE COLORADO
37CHAPTER VII SAN JACINTO DAY
13CHAPTER VIII ON THE BRAZOS AND WICHITA
38CHAPTER VIII A CAT HUNT ON THE FRIO
14CHAPTER IX DOAN'S CROSSING
39CHAPTER IX THE ROSE AND ITS THORN
15CHAPTER X "NO MAN'S LAND"
40CHAPTER X AFTERMATH
16CHAPTER XI A BOGGY FORD
41CHAPTER XI A TURKEY BAKE
17CHAPTER XII THE NORTH FORK
42CHAPTER XII SUMMER OF '77
18CHAPTER XIII DODGE
43CHAPTER XIII HIDE HUNTING
19CHAPTER XIV SLAUGHTER'S BRIDGE
44CHAPTER XIV A TWO YEARS' DROUTH
20CHAPTER XV THE BEAVER
45CHAPTER XV IN COMMEMORATION
21CHAPTER XVI THE REPUBLICAN
46CHAPTER XVI MATCHMAKING
22CHAPTER XVII OGALALLA
47CHAPTER XVII WINTER AT LAS PALOMAS
23CHAPTER XVIII THE NORTH PLATTE
48CHAPTER XVIII AN INDIAN SCARE
24CHAPTER XIX FORTY ISLANDS FORD
49CHAPTER XIX HORSE BRANDS
25CHAPTER XX A MOONLIGHT DRIVE
50CHAPTER XX SHADOWS
More from Andy Adams
The Log of a Cowboy (Annotated)Andy Adams9h 47m4.4 (1.1K)$2 · $0.00
The Andy Adams Cowboy Collection – 19 Western Classics in One Volume (Annotated)Andy Adams55h 27m4.2 (10)$2 · $0.00
The OutletAndy Adams9h 51m3.7 (39)$2 · $0.00
The Log of a CowboyAndy Adams9h 40m4.2 (2.7K)$1 · $0.00
ANDY ADAMS Ultimate Western Collection – 5 Novels & 14 Short Stories (Annotated)Andy Adams55h 25m$2 · $0.00
Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle KingsAndy Adams8h 54m3.9 (77)$1 · $0.00
Mystery of the Caribbean PearlsAndy Adams3h 31m3.4 (14)$1 · $0.00
Legendary Cowboy Stories – 3 Classic Ranch NovelsAndy Adams, Owen Wister, Ralph Connor35h 57m4.3 (11)$2
The Andy Adams Cowboy Collection – 19 Western Classics in One VolumeAndy Adams55h 26m4.2 (10)$1 · $0.00
5 Western Ranchmen ClassicsAndy Adams48h 2m4.3 (23)$2 · $0.00
The OutletAndy Adams9h 51m3.7 (39)$2 · $0.00
Cowboy Legends – 5 Classic Western SagasAndy Adams, Owen Wister, B. M. Bower, Hal G. Evarts, Eugene Manlove Rhodes45h 7m$1
The Cowboy's Code – 4 Classic Western FictionAndy Adams, Frederic Remington, William MacLeod Raine, Owen Wister35h 15m$2
It Ain't Easy Being A Cowboy – 5 Western Ranchmen Classics in One Volume (Annotated)Andy Adams48h 5m4.2 (11)$1.99 · $0.00
Classic Ranch and Range Life Realism – 4 Classic Western Fiction NovelsAndy Adams, O. Henry, B. M. Bower, Bertha Muzzy Sinclair37h 20m$2
Ship of the Line (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith11h 13m4.6 (1K)$2 · $0.00
The Road to Gundagai (The Matilda Saga, #3)Jackie French12h 31m4.6 (1.2K)$33 · $0.00
TimelessR. A. Salvatore12h 30m4.5 (8K)$33 · $0.00
An Inside JobDaniel Silva9h 28m4.4 (26.3K)$29 · $0.00
The CommodoreP. T. Deutermann11h 53m4.5 (2.4K)$20 · $0.00
A Closed and Common OrbitBecky Chambers11h 30m4.4 (140.7K)$29 · $0.00
Thud!Terry Pratchett10h 31m4.4 (112.6K)$8 · $0.00
All Quiet on the Western Front (Annotated)Erich Maria Remarque8h 34m4.4 (12.9K)$1.99 · $0.00
Exit FeeBrad Taylor3h 16m4.5 (1.9K)$18 · $0.00
The Alice NetworkKate Quinn15h 7m4.4 (887.1K)$33 · $0.00
The Ohio River Trilogy: Betty Zane, The Spirit of the Border & The Last TrailZane Grey29h 8m4.4 (1.8K)$1 · $0.00
A Darkness ReturnsRaymond E. Feist19h 29m4.4 (1.9K)$40 · $0.00
THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN (Annotated)James Oliver Curwood8h 25m4.5 (420)$2 · $0.00
The Emperor's FistJay Allan8h 37m4.5 (272)$26 · $0.00
West of the TularosaLouis L’Amour5h 53m4.4 (3.6K)$20 · $0.00
The Amazing Interlude (Annotated)Mary Roberts Rinehart8h 42m4.5 (365)$1.99 · $0.00
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Annotated)C. S. Forester14h 7m4.4 (17.3K)$2 · $0.00
Shades of WickedJeaniene Frost8h 51m4.4 (19.5K)$29 · $0.00
The Log of a Cowboy (Annotated)Andy Adams9h 47m4.4 (1.1K)$2 · $0.00
Everything She WantedJennifer Ryan9h 9m4.4 (1.3K)$29 · $0.00
Rilla of InglesideLucy Maud Montgomery11h 44m4.5 (48.2K)$2 · $0.00
The Viennese DressmakerKathryn Gauci11h 46m4.5 (2.1K)$23 · $0.00
The Man in the Brown Suit & They Came to BaghdadAgatha Christie15h 43m4.6 (495)$33 · $0.00
Under the Light of the Italian MoonJennifer Anton12h 28m4.5 (5.3K)$23 · $0.00
Jubilee, 50th Anniversary EditionMargaret Walker15h 43m4.5 (9.5K)$25 · $0.00
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen14h 44m4.4 (4.7M)$2 · $0.00
Flying Colours (Annotated)Cecil Louis Troughton Smith9h 26m4.4 (10.1K)$2 · $0.00
With Love from HarlemReShonda Tate13h 48m4.5 (2K)$6 · $0.00
Sweet Home Highland ChristmasMay McGoldrick, Jan Coffey2h 54m4.5 (1.4K)$7 · $0.00
Rilla of InglesideL. M. Montgomery12h 25m4.4 (67.5K)$2 · $0.00
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Annotated)Willa Cather9h 13m4.4 (4.7K)$2 · $0.00
The Alice NetworkKate Quinn15h 7m4.4 (887.1K)$33 · $0.00
The Goddess of WarsawLisa Barr13h 4m4.4 (36.4K)$33 · $0.00
The Ohio River Trilogy: Betty Zane, The Spirit of the Border & The Last TrailZane Grey29h 8m4.4 (1.8K)$1 · $0.00
The Attic ChildLola Jaye14h 46m4.4 (21K)$33 · $0.00
Martyr of the CatacombsJames De Mille3h 41m4.5 (744)$1 · $0.00
Bring Up The BodiesHilary Mantel14h 35m4.4 (150K)$33 · $0.00
By the Shores of Silver LakeLaura Ingalls Wilder7h 38m4.4 (103.7K)$1 · $0.00
Sexy/DangerousBeverly Jenkins10h 19m4.4 (2.3K)$29 · $0.00
Trustee from the ToolroomNevil Shute Norway11h 42m4.4 (10.5K)$1 · $0.00
You may also like
Moonfleet (Annotated)J. Meade Falkner9h 3m4.2 (7.9K)$2 · $0.00
The Jump-Off CreekMolly Gloss7h 22m4.0 (4.3K)$24 · $0.00
The Log of a CowboyAndy Adams9h 40m4.2 (2.7K)$1 · $0.00
The Adventures of Grandfather FrogThornton W. Burgess1h 46m4.2 (1.2K)$2.30
The Coral IslandR. M. Ballantyne9h 26m3.7 (6.2K)$25
The Blue Lagoon (Adventure Classic)Henry De Vere Stacpoole7h 39m3.7 (4.3K)$2 · $0.00
MoonfleetJ. Meade Falkner8h 52m4.1 (9.6K)$1 · $0.00
"Captains Courageous"Rudyard Kipling5h 3m4.0 (32.5K)$1 · $0.00
JIM DAVIS (Annotated)John Masefield5h 49m3.9 (1.7K)$1.99 · $0.00
The Oregon TrailFrancis Parkman12h 43m3.7 (5.8K)$23
The Greatest Works of Emerson Hough – 19 Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)Emerson Hough211h 19m$1 · $0.00
The Red EricR. M. Ballantyne10h 42m4.0 (14)$2.30
The Wild Man of the Wild WestR. M. Ballantyne100h 12m3.8 (251)$1 · $0.00
Sailor and beachcomberA. Safroni-Middleton8h 1m$3 · $0.00
Plet: A Christmas Tale of the WasatchAlfred Lambourne58m$2 · $0.00
Arctic Trader--the account of twenty years with the Hudson's Bay CompanyPhilip Henry Godsell12h 22m$2 · $0.00
The Voyage of the RattletrapHayden Carruth3h 8m3.6 (10)$2 · $0.00
Pluck on the Long Trail, Or, Boy Scouts in the RockiesArthur O. Friel8h 12m$2.30
A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real lifeCharles A. Siringo7h 8m4.0 (668)$2 · $0.00
JERRY & MICHAEL – Adventures of Two Dogs (Children's Book Classic) (Annotated)Jack London19h 34m$2 · $0.00