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The Log of a Cowboy
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781667307398
Publisher: Ananeosi Publishing
Published: Oct 17 2025
Pages: 262
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Great Western Classics: Series No. 3
First published in 1903, The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams is one of the most authentic and influential depictions of life on the open range. Drawing from his own years as a working cowboy, Adams tells the story of ten cowhands driving a herd of 3,000 cattle from Texas to Montana-a five-month journey across rivers, prairies, and frontier towns.
Told through the eyes of young Tommy Moore, this vivid narrative captures the grit, humor, hardship, and camaraderie of the great cattle drives that defined the American West. Unlike the romanticized dime novels of its era, The Log of a Cowboy stands as a realistic, firsthand chronicle of the trail-a true record of the men who lived it.
Celebrated for its authenticity and influence on later Western writers like Zane Grey and Larry McMurtry, The Log of a Cowboy remains a cornerstone of frontier literature-a timeless testament to endurance, adventure, and the spirit of the American cowboy.
Rediscover the novel hailed as the real cowboy story, and one of the greatest works ever written about the Old West.
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