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
65CHAPTER XI ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK
2Introduction
66CHAPTER XII MARSHALING THE FORCES
3Historical Context
67CHAPTER XIII JUSTICE IN THE SADDLE
4Synopsis (Selection)
68CHAPTER XIV TURNING THE TABLES
5The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
69CHAPTER XV TOLLESTON BUTTS IN
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6CHAPTER I UP THE TRAIL
70CHAPTER XVI CROSSING THE NIOBRARA
7CHAPTER II RECEIVING
71CHAPTER XVII WATER-BOUND
8CHAPTER III THE START
72CHAPTER XVIII THE LITTLE MISSOURI
9CHAPTER IV THE ATASCOSA
73CHAPTER XIX IN QUARANTINE
10CHAPTER V A DRY DRIVE
74CHAPTER XX ON THE JUST AND THE UNJUST
11CHAPTER VI A REMINISCENT NIGHT
75CHAPTER XXI FORT BUFORD
12CHAPTER VII THE COLORADO
76CHAPTER XXII A SOLDIER'S HONOR
13CHAPTER VIII ON THE BRAZOS AND WICHITA
77CHAPTER XXIII KANGAROOED
14CHAPTER IX DOAN'S CROSSING
78CHAPTER XXIV THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
15CHAPTER X "NO MAN'S LAND"
79Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography
16CHAPTER XI A BOGGY FORD
80CHAPTER I IN RETROSPECT
17CHAPTER XII THE NORTH FORK
81CHAPTER II MY APPRENTICESHIP
18CHAPTER XIII DODGE
82CHAPTER III A SECOND TRIP TO FORT SUMNER
19CHAPTER XIV SLAUGHTER'S BRIDGE
83CHAPTER IV A FATAL TRIP
20CHAPTER XV THE BEAVER
84CHAPTER V SUMMER OF '68
21CHAPTER XVI THE REPUBLICAN
85CHAPTER VI SOWING WILD OATS
22CHAPTER XVII OGALALLA
86CHAPTER VII "THE ANGEL"
23CHAPTER XVIII THE NORTH PLATTE
87CHAPTER VIII THE "LAZY L"
24CHAPTER XIX FORTY ISLANDS FORD
88CHAPTER IX THE SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE
25CHAPTER XX A MOONLIGHT DRIVE
89CHAPTER X THE PANIC OF '73
26CHAPTER XXI THE YELLOWSTONE
90CHAPTER XI A PROSPEROUS YEAR
27CHAPTER XXII OUR LAST CAMP-FIRE
91CHAPTER XII CLEAR FORK AND SHENANDOAH
28CHAPTER XXIII DELIVERY
92CHAPTER XIII THE CENTENNIAL YEAR
29CHAPTER XXIV BACK TO TEXAS
93CHAPTER XIV ESTABLISHING A NEW RANCH
30A Texas Matchmaker
94CHAPTER XV HARVEST HOME
31CHAPTER I LANCE LOVELACE
95CHAPTER XVI AN ACTIVE SUMMER
32CHAPTER II SHEPHERD'S FERRY
96CHAPTER XVII FORESHADOWS
33CHAPTER III LAS PALOMAS
97CHAPTER XVIII THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOM
34CHAPTER IV CHRISTMAS
98CHAPTER XIX THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHOE CATTLE COMPANY
35CHAPTER V A PIGEON HUNT
99CHAPTER XX HOLDING THE FORT
36CHAPTER VI SPRING OF '76
100CHAPTER XXI THE FRUITS OF CONSPIRACY
37CHAPTER VII SAN JACINTO DAY
101CHAPTER XXII IN CONCLUSION
38CHAPTER VIII A CAT HUNT ON THE FRIO
102The Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
39CHAPTER IX THE ROSE AND ITS THORN
103CHAPTER I WAIFS OF THE PLAIN
40CHAPTER X AFTERMATH
104CHAPTER II THE HOSPITAL ON THE BEAVER
41CHAPTER XI A TURKEY BAKE
105CHAPTER III THE BOTTOM RUNG
42CHAPTER XII SUMMER OF '77
106CHAPTER IV THE BROTHERS CLAIM A RANGE
43CHAPTER XIII HIDE HUNTING
107CHAPTER V A FALL OF CRUMBS
44CHAPTER XIV A TWO YEARS' DROUTH
108CHAPTER VI SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
45CHAPTER XV IN COMMEMORATION
109CHAPTER VII ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK
46CHAPTER XVI MATCHMAKING
110CHAPTER VIII THE LINES OF INTRENCHMENT
47CHAPTER XVII WINTER AT LAS PALOMAS
111CHAPTER IX A WINTRY CRUCIBLE
48CHAPTER XVIII AN INDIAN SCARE
112CHAPTER X GOOD FIGHTING
49CHAPTER XIX HORSE BRANDS
113CHAPTER XI HOLDING THE FORT
50CHAPTER XX SHADOWS
114CHAPTER XII A WINTER DRIFT
51CHAPTER XXI INTERLOCUTORY PROCEEDINGS
115CHAPTER XIII A WELCOME GUEST
52CHAPTER XXII SUNSET
116CHAPTER XIV AN ILL WIND
53The Outlet
117CHAPTER XV WATER! WATER!
54PREFACE
118CHAPTER XVI A PROTECTED CREDIT
55CHAPTER I OPENING THE CAMPAIGN
119CHAPTER XVII "THE WAGON"
56CHAPTER II ORGANIZING THE FORCES
120CHAPTER XVIII AN OPEN WINTER
57CHAPTER III RECEIVING AT LOS LOBOS
121CHAPTER XIX AN INDIAN SCARE
58CHAPTER IV MINGLING WITH THE EXODUS
122CHAPTER XX HARVEST ON THE RANGE
59CHAPTER V RED RIVER STATION
123CHAPTER XXI LIVING IN THE SADDLE
60CHAPTER VI CAMP SUPPLY
124CHAPTER XXII INDEPENDENCE
61CHAPTER VII WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK
125Analysis
62CHAPTER VIII EN PASSANT
126Reflection
63CHAPTER IX AT SHERIFF'S CREEK
127Memorable Quotes
64CHAPTER X A FAMILY REUNION
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