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
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
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
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6CHAPTER I UP THE TRAIL
7CHAPTER II RECEIVING
8CHAPTER III THE START
9CHAPTER IV THE ATASCOSA
10CHAPTER V A DRY DRIVE
11CHAPTER VI A REMINISCENT NIGHT
12CHAPTER VII THE COLORADO
13CHAPTER VIII ON THE BRAZOS AND WICHITA
14CHAPTER IX DOAN'S CROSSING
15CHAPTER X "NO MAN'S LAND"
16CHAPTER XI A BOGGY FORD
17CHAPTER XII THE NORTH FORK
18CHAPTER XIII DODGE
19CHAPTER XIV SLAUGHTER'S BRIDGE
20CHAPTER XV THE BEAVER
21CHAPTER XVI THE REPUBLICAN
22CHAPTER XVII OGALALLA
23CHAPTER XVIII THE NORTH PLATTE
24CHAPTER XIX FORTY ISLANDS FORD
25CHAPTER XX A MOONLIGHT DRIVE
26CHAPTER XXI THE YELLOWSTONE
27CHAPTER XXII OUR LAST CAMP-FIRE
28CHAPTER XXIII DELIVERY
29CHAPTER XXIV BACK TO TEXAS
30A Texas Matchmaker
31CHAPTER I LANCE LOVELACE
32CHAPTER II SHEPHERD'S FERRY
33CHAPTER III LAS PALOMAS
34CHAPTER IV CHRISTMAS
35CHAPTER V A PIGEON HUNT
36CHAPTER VI SPRING OF '76
37CHAPTER VII SAN JACINTO DAY
38CHAPTER VIII A CAT HUNT ON THE FRIO
39CHAPTER IX THE ROSE AND ITS THORN
40CHAPTER X AFTERMATH
41CHAPTER XI A TURKEY BAKE
42CHAPTER XII SUMMER OF '77
43CHAPTER XIII HIDE HUNTING
44CHAPTER XIV A TWO YEARS' DROUTH
45CHAPTER XV IN COMMEMORATION
46CHAPTER XVI MATCHMAKING
47CHAPTER XVII WINTER AT LAS PALOMAS
48CHAPTER XVIII AN INDIAN SCARE
49CHAPTER XIX HORSE BRANDS
50CHAPTER XX SHADOWS
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