Reed Anthony, Cowman

by Andy Adams

REED ANTHONY, COWMAN is an autobiography by Andy Adams published in 1907.

As a young man he spent eight years trail-driving cattle from Texas to norther markets in the 1880s and 1890s. This book contains his first-hand experiences from that time.

The book starts with a dedication:

TO

CAPTAIN JOHN T. LYTLE

SECRETARY OF

THE TEXAS CATTLE RAISERS' ASSOCIATION

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Table of Contents

I. IN RETROSPECT
II. MY APPRENTICESHIP
III. A SECOND TRIP TO PORT SUMNER
IV. A FATAL TRIP
V. SUMMER OF '68
VI. SOWING WILD OATS
VII. "THE ANGEL"
VIII. THE "LAZY L"
IX. THE SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE
X. THE PANIC OF '73
XI. A PROSPEROUS YEAR
XII. CLEAR FORK AND SHENANDOAH
XIII. THE CENTENNIAL YEAR
XIV. ESTABLISHING A NEW RANCH
XV. HARVEST HOME
XVI. AN ACTIVE SUMMER
XVII. FORESHADOWS
XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOM
XIX. THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHOE CATTLE COMPANY
XX. HOLDING THE FORT
XXI. THE FRUITS OF CONSPIRACY
XXII. IN CONCLUSION