Incredible Cowboy Stories: Amazing Tales of Western Danger and Derring-Do
The fires of America's fascination with the Wild West are stoked in this new compilation of the best and most exciting cowboy stories out there. Sit around a campfire and join authors like Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain as they flesh out the America that they knew intimately. For some of these writers, the West was a place of dreams, for others, of nightmares, but for us, they represent the freedom and delight of a lawless land.
Boasting a diverse set of authors and perspectives, this collection of stories ensures every reader will get a nuanced and full sense of what the life of a cowboy was like. Each story and author evokes a different aspect of what it really meant to live in the old Wild West. Some tales depict dramatic standoffs and moments of ultimate danger, while others brilliantly capture thrilling adventures, the immensity of the Wild West, and the pure pride and joy of being a cowboy.
Incredible Cowboy Stories, brought to life by more than three dozen color illustrations, is a must have for anyone who has ever dreamt of the hot deserts of Texas, the frigid cold of the Rocky Mountain peaks, or the wide and wild range of the old West.
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Incredible Cowboy Stories: Amazing Tales of Western Danger and Derring-Do
The fires of America's fascination with the Wild West are stoked in this new compilation of the best and most exciting cowboy stories out there. Sit around a campfire and join authors like Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain as they flesh out the America that they knew intimately. For some of these writers, the West was a place of dreams, for others, of nightmares, but for us, they represent the freedom and delight of a lawless land.
Boasting a diverse set of authors and perspectives, this collection of stories ensures every reader will get a nuanced and full sense of what the life of a cowboy was like. Each story and author evokes a different aspect of what it really meant to live in the old Wild West. Some tales depict dramatic standoffs and moments of ultimate danger, while others brilliantly capture thrilling adventures, the immensity of the Wild West, and the pure pride and joy of being a cowboy.
Incredible Cowboy Stories, brought to life by more than three dozen color illustrations, is a must have for anyone who has ever dreamt of the hot deserts of Texas, the frigid cold of the Rocky Mountain peaks, or the wide and wild range of the old West.
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Incredible Cowboy Stories: Amazing Tales of Western Danger and Derring-Do

Incredible Cowboy Stories: Amazing Tales of Western Danger and Derring-Do

by Veronica Alvarado (Editor)
Incredible Cowboy Stories: Amazing Tales of Western Danger and Derring-Do

Incredible Cowboy Stories: Amazing Tales of Western Danger and Derring-Do

by Veronica Alvarado (Editor)

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Overview

The fires of America's fascination with the Wild West are stoked in this new compilation of the best and most exciting cowboy stories out there. Sit around a campfire and join authors like Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain as they flesh out the America that they knew intimately. For some of these writers, the West was a place of dreams, for others, of nightmares, but for us, they represent the freedom and delight of a lawless land.
Boasting a diverse set of authors and perspectives, this collection of stories ensures every reader will get a nuanced and full sense of what the life of a cowboy was like. Each story and author evokes a different aspect of what it really meant to live in the old Wild West. Some tales depict dramatic standoffs and moments of ultimate danger, while others brilliantly capture thrilling adventures, the immensity of the Wild West, and the pure pride and joy of being a cowboy.
Incredible Cowboy Stories, brought to life by more than three dozen color illustrations, is a must have for anyone who has ever dreamt of the hot deserts of Texas, the frigid cold of the Rocky Mountain peaks, or the wide and wild range of the old West.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781510732278
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 08/07/2018
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 216
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Veronica Alvarado is a book editor and avid armchair adventurer. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Part 1 Cowboys as Writers 2

Chapter 1 My First Lesson in Cow Punching Charles Siringo 4

Chapter 2 A Moonlight Drive Andy Adams 12

Chapter 3 Cattle Detective Tom Horn 27

Chapter 4 Some Prank Bob Kennon 40

Part 2 Cowboy Chroniclers 50

Chapter 5 The Cowboy Emerson Hough 52

Chapter 6 The Kid Walter Noble Burns 64

Chapter 7 Hopalong Nurses a Grouch Clarence E. Mulford 81

Chapter 8 Dodge William MacLeod Raine 100

Part 3 Classic Authors 120

Chapter 9 The Quest Begins Max Brand 122

Chapter 10 The Roundup Theodore Roosevelt 153

Chapter 11 A Mexican Plug Mark Twain 182

Chapter 12 On the Trail Zane Gray 189

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