The Log of a Cowboy
A Narrative of the Old Trail Days
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 20, 2000
A classic fictional chronicle of life on the open trail, THE LOG OF A COWBOY has long been considered the best and most reliable account of real cowboy life ever written.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow a plainspoken firsthand voice through the grit, danger, and campfire stories of trail life.
- Themes
- Cowboy life and work, The American frontier, Cattle drives
- Genres
- Westerns, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure
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A classic fictional chronicle of life on the open trail, THE LOG OF A COWBOY has long been considered the best and most reliable account of real cowboy life ever written. In the years following the Civil War, sixteen-year-old Andy Adams left his home in the San Antonio Valley and took to the range. Here he charts his first journey as a bona fide cowboy, from south Texas to Montana along the western trail.
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Guided by his plainspoken, sure-saddled voice and the living, breathing feel of firsthand experience on every page, we relive dusty cattle drives, perilous river crossings, honor-based gunfights, and narrow escapes from buffalo stampedes, not to mention tall tales passed around the campfire and such unforgettable characters as Bull Durham and Bill Blades. THE LOG OF A COWBOY, newly introduced by Thomas McGuane, offers a true depiction of a cowboy's life and work as well as a classic adventure story of the great American frontier.
Trailside Immersion
Follow a plainspoken firsthand voice through the grit, danger, and campfire stories of trail life.
Come here for
- Dusty cattle drives and perilous river crossings
- A layered blend of cowboy life and frontier adventure
Expect
- A sustained journey from south Texas to Montana
- Tall tales, narrow escapes, and vivid trail characters
Where it sits
| Westerns | 100% |
|---|---|
| Action & Adventure | 63% |
| Historical Fiction | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- The Classics
- Historical Fiction
- Western Romance
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- Westerns
- Biographical Fiction
- Christian Westerns
- Coming-of-Age
- Authors
- Andy Adams
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 20, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Cowboy life and work · The American frontier · Cattle drives
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure