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Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories
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ISBN10: 9354020070
ISBN13: 9789354020070
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jun 25 2020
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789354020070
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jun 25 2020
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Pull up close to the fire. Dust, laughter, and hard truth. In Cattle Brands, Andy Adams gathers a western short story collection shaped like a campfire tale anthology: quick, vivid yarns of working riders, stamped with the talk, wit, and weather of the range. These are cattle ranching stories with bite and warmth, mixing classic cowboy fiction atmosphere with cowboy humour tall tales and the quieter costs of a life lived outdoors. The pace is brisk; the voice feels lived-in, not stage-set. Adams wrote from experience, and his fiction stands as a grounded counterpoint to the more romantic American Old West myth. Read alongside The Log of a Cowboy, these frontier life adventures preserve the sound of Texas cattle country at a turning point, when trails, brands, and open land were becoming memory. That authenticity also makes the book a strong choice for western fiction readers who want substance, and for American literature classroom use when discussing regional writing, labour history, and the making of national legend. Fans of Zane Grey style westerns will recognise the sweep, but here the details carry the weight. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, for the casual reader as well. Add it to a shelf of American classics, or dip in for a single story and come away with the taste of smoke and saddle leather.
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