02541cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500610014126400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850503300041950800600074952011010080953400450191065300200195565300540197565300410202965300230207065300260209385600430211999900170216212281UtSlPG20260610133307.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aAdams, Andy,d1859-193510aCattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-05-010 aDrifting north -- Seigerman's percent -- "Bad Medicine" -- A winter round-up -- A college vagabond -- The double trail -- Rangering -- At Comanche Ford -- Around the spade wagon -- The ransom of Don Ramon Mora -- The passing of Peg-Leg -- In the hands of his friends -- A question of possession -- The story of a poker steer.  aLeah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories" by Andy Adams is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century. The book revolves around the experiences and tales of cowboys in the American West, highlighting their adventures, challenges, and the camaraderie developed on the trail.   The opening of the collection sets the scene with a detailed account of a cattle drive along the Old Western Trail, where a herd is delayed due to high waters and the impatience of the cattle owner, George Carter. The narrative introduces several characters, including Theodore Baughman, the foreman, who embodies the resilient and laid-back spirit of cowboys. As the men settle around a campfire, they share stories, including an engaging account of a bank robbery led by a corrupt marshal, which serves to emphasize themes of trust and betrayal within the rugged life of cattle ranching. The camaraderie and storytelling help illustrate the culture of the cowboy life, making the beginning both engaging and reflective of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWestern stories  aWest (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction  aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction  aCowboys -- Fiction  aRanch life -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12281  c53699d53699