The Log of a Cowboy

The Log of a Cowboy

by Andy Adams

Widely considered the most authentic narrative of cowboy life ever written, The Log of a Cowboy follows the passage of Tommy Moore, a young cowboy helping to drive three thousand circle-dot longhorns along the Great Western Cattle Trail from Brownsville, Texas to Montana in 1882. The book is based on author Andy Adams' experiences on the trail. He wrote The Log of a Cowboy as a response to the unrealistic cowboy stories that were being written at that time in American history. The Log of a Cowboy is a compelling American classic, first published in 1903, and continues to be reprinted due to its enduring popularity. Readers with an interest in the Old West will appreciate this book's historical account celebrating the American cowboy.

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Table of Contents

Chapter I. Up the Trail
Chapter II. Receiving
Chapter III. The Start
Chapter IV. The Atascosa
Chapter V. A Dry Drive
Chapter VI. A Reminiscent Night
Chapter VII. The Colorado
Chapter VIII. On the Brazos and Wichita
Chapter IX. Doan's Crossing
Chapter X. "No Man's Land"
Chapter XI. A Boggy Ford
Chapter XII. The North Fork
Chapter XIII. Dodge
Chapter XIV. Slaughter's Bridge
Chapter XV. The Beaver
Chapter XVI. The Republican
Chapter XVII. Ogalalla
Chapter XVIII. The North Platte
Chapter XIX. Forty Islands Ford
Chapter XX. A Moonlight Drive
Chapter XXI. The Yellowstone
Chapter XXII. Our Last Camp-Fire
Chapter XXIII. Delivery
Chapter XXIV. Back to Texas