Andy Adams
American writer of Western fiction best known for The Log of a Cowboy (1903), noted for realistic portrayals of cowboy life.
Books
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1. The Log Of A Cowboy
A Narrative of the Old-Time Range Life
A spare, journal-like account that follows a crew of cowboys on a long cattle drive across the late-19th-century American West, tracing their daily routines, the hardships of weather, river crossings and stampedes, clashes with rustlers, and the small ceremonies of camp life; the narrative emphasizes practical skills, quiet camaraderie, and the unromantic, often monotonous labor of moving a herd rather than frontier myth, giving an authentic, detail-rich portrait of cowboy work and character.
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