Reed Anthony, Cowman By: Andy Adams: An Autobiography - Adams breathes life into the story of a Texas cowboy who becomes a wealthy and influential cattleman. - Softcover

Adams, Andy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1546641416 ISBN 13: 9781546641414

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography - Adams breathes life into the story of a Texas cowboy who becomes a wealthy and influential cattleman. Andy Adams (May 3, 1859 – September 26, 1935) was an American writer of western fiction. Andy Adams was born in Indiana. His parents were Andrew and Elizabeth (Elliott) Adams. As a boy he helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. During the early 1880s he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails. In 1890 he tried working as a businessman, but the venture failed, so he tried gold-mining in Colorado and Nevada. In 1894, he settled in Colorado Springs, where he lived until his death. He began writing at the age of 43, publishing his most successful book, The Log of a Cowboy, in 1903. His other works include A Texas Matchmaker (1904), The Outlet (1905), Cattle Brands (1906), Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography (1907), Wells Brothers (1911), and The Ranch on the Beaver (1927).The Log of a Cowboy is an account of a five-month drive of 3,000 cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to Montana during 1882 along the Great Western Cattle Trail. Although the book is fiction, it is based on Adams's own experiences, and it is considered by many to be literature's best account of cowboy life. Adams was disgusted by the unrealistic cowboy fiction being published in his time; The Log of a Cowboy was his response. It is still in print, and even modern reviewers consider it compelling. The Chicago Herald said: "As a narrative of cowboy life, Andy Adams' book is clearly the real thing. It carries its own certificate of authentic first-hand experience on every page."

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About the Author:

Andy Adams About The Author American author Andy Adams (1859-1935) was born in Indiana and helped his family tend cattle and horses on the family farm. He lived in Texas for a decade, spending time driving cattle, before he moved to Colorado Springs. His best-known books include “The Log of a Cowboy”.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1546641416
• ISBN 13: 9781546641414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142