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« The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days » - Adams, Andy

A true-to-life narrative of the escapades and challenges of the legendary event: the cowboy cattle drive.

The Log of a Cowboy brings to life an important, yet short-lived, piece of the American Old West. It’s here that the cowboy earned his reputation and admiration, and it’s through protagonist Tommy Moore that we learn of some of the challenges of the legendary cattle drive. Run-ins with Indian tribes, cattle hustlers, shoot-’em-ups, and the lure of good whiskey and bad women,” are just some of the troubles that Moore faces, all told with that classic cowboy swagger.

Adams deftly weaves stories within a story, bringing fabled cattleman Shanghai Pierce into this literary world, spinning tales of occult sciences, hitchhiking ox, and astonishing bear signs.” Much like the Pony Express, the cattle drives of the Old West remain an essential part of American culture, Развернуть