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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aAdams, Andy,
_d1859-1935
245 1 0 _aCattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-05-01
505 0 _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.
508 _aLeah Moser and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWestern stories
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
653 _aCowboys -- Fiction
653 _aRanch life -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12281
999 _c53699
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