""The Log of a Cowboy"" by Andy Adams is a classic Western novel that tells the story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana in the late 19th century. The book is narrated by a cowboy named Tom Dunstan, who describes his experiences on the trail and the challenges he and his fellow cowboys faced while driving thousands of cattle across the open range. The novel is based on Adams' own experiences as a cowboy, and it provides a vivid and realistic portrayal of life on the trail. From the harsh weather conditions to the ...
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""The Log of a Cowboy"" by Andy Adams is a classic Western novel that tells the story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana in the late 19th century. The book is narrated by a cowboy named Tom Dunstan, who describes his experiences on the trail and the challenges he and his fellow cowboys faced while driving thousands of cattle across the open range. The novel is based on Adams' own experiences as a cowboy, and it provides a vivid and realistic portrayal of life on the trail. From the harsh weather conditions to the dangers of stampedes and rustlers, the book captures the gritty and often dangerous world of the Old West. Along the way, Dunstan and his companions encounter a variety of characters, including cowboys, ranchers, and Native Americans. The book also explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and the struggle between tradition and progress. Overall, ""The Log of a Cowboy"" is a gripping and authentic account of the cowboy way of life, and it remains a beloved classic of Western literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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I bought this book because of it being recommended by J. Frank Dobie. It certainly did not disappoint! It is an excellent account of the hardships endured on long cattle drives from Texas in the last half of the 1800s.
Ron62
Jun 30, 2009
Time Machine to the Old West
If you only read one book about the American cowboy - read this classic. The true experience of driving thousands of head of cattle from south Texas to Montana told so vividly by a young cowboy that a willing reader can actually begin to feel what it was really like.
ChuckElchlepp
Aug 30, 2007
Doubtless one of the Finest Westerns Ever Wrote
I'm here to tell ya folks, this book, hands down, is an amazing journey for a reader willing to live for a heap of pages in the truest original Western way of life on the cattle trails 'tween Mexico and Canada. I mean this is a serious, no malarky or hollywood kind of read.
I immediately went looking for this book, in its original form from 1903 or as close as I could get a printing to that date before I even finished the book that I was reading where this book was mentioned on the back cover. I was reading "Dakota Cowboy", by Ike Blasingame. My goodness gracious, now that's another great, and mighty authentic western book if'n you're really lookin' for some good and REAL stuff to delve into and live for a while. Ike starts his book off by dedicating it to his wife, who, as he states, wrote while he talked.
But back to Log of a Cowboy. It isn't a "log" book like another fantastic journey book that I've read titled "Crossing Antarctica" by Jon Bowermaster and Will Steger, but more so a very well written story of the ride all these cowhands took. You're right there with them the whole time, and you'll find it real hard to set this book down once you get into it. so plan on settin' some time aside and kickin' back for a good read with this epic of a story from days far-too-long-since-past.
It also offers some occasional insight as to the decline of all things good for this truly wonderful country of ours, the U.S. of A. years down the road when they see parts of the west being infected with the disease of emigration of whites. I'm white, but I don't condone for a second what all the whiteys did back then to the indigenous people of this land - and eventually to the land itself. "Founded" by a lost idiot from England - Columbus. What a great way to start a nation. Don't get me wrong, I love the America I grew up in, but that's long gone now. God Help Us All.
So in short, buy this book from Alibris if there are any more available. I'll read my copy doubtless countless more times over the rest of my life. I couldn't recommend it more. It really is a great book. I thoroughly enjoy the ride ya take with these boys, and they're only "boys" in age. Just like Chris LeDoux sang: "It Ain't The Years, It's The Miles." That really applies to this book for sure. Especially for those of us who mainly have only rodeoed out on the ranges of cow outfits we've worked on and not in front of crowds of pilgrims. Thank God for Chris LeDoux though too.
