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The Log of a Cowboy
by Adams, Andy
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About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1903. First edition. 8vo, 387pp. Illustrated with 7 plates by E. Boyd Smith, including a map. Publisher's illustrated cloth boards in gilt, red, and white, and lettered in black. Wear to edges of boards, some dulling to spine. Rear hinge tender else clean internally and very good.
Sharp first printing of this classic of range literature.
Adams, Herd 8. Reese, Six-Score #2. Dobie & Dykes, 44 & 44, 34.
Sharp first printing of this classic of range literature.
Adams, Herd 8. Reese, Six-Score #2. Dobie & Dykes, 44 & 44, 34.
Synopsis
Straightforwardly told, rich in detail, and laced with appealing campfire humor, Andy Adams's realistic The Log of a Cowboy is a classic portrayal of the western cattle country. Drawing on his own experiences as a cowboy working in cattle and horse drives, Adams presents a vivid portrait of the challenges of trail life on a cattle drive from Texas to Montana—the daily drudgery of cattle trailing, as well as the dramatic stampedes and other treacherous disruptions. Populated by a wide variety of well-drawn, lively characters, The Log of a Cowboy remains the landmark novel of the American West a century after its first appearance. First time in Penguin Classics
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- 6550
- Title
- The Log of a Cowboy
- Author
- Adams, Andy
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 387pp. Illustrated with 7 plates by E. Boyd Smith, including a map. Publisher's illustrated cloth boards in gilt, red, and
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1903
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