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Cattle Brands is a collection of western camp-fire stories. Adams wrote extensively about cattlemen and the cattle business. His stories have an authenticity of detail and style that sets them apart. This 1906 collection contains the following stories. A Winter Roundup, The Passing of Peg-leg, The Story of a Poker Steer, 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, In the hands of his friends, and A question of possession.

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Cattle Brands by Andy AdamsCattle Brands is a collection of 14 entertaining short stories depicting not only the life of cowboys in the wild, wild West, but also the harrowing skirmishes with banditos, thrilling shoot-outs, attempt at and the recapture of stolen chattel from fierce desperados, and much, much more exciting accounts that make one think it all actually happened. The story covers a drive which began in Texas on the Mexican border and went to the Blackfeet Indian Tribe in Montana. They provide a more realistic look at the life of lawmen and outlaws in the old west. The first night they camped the Mexican murdered them both, took the money, and crossed into Mexico. He hid their bodies, and it was months before they were missed, and a year before their bones were found. He had plenty of time to go to the ends of the earth before his crime would be discovered. "Now that Mexican would never think of betraying the banker, his old friend and patron, his "muy bueno" amigo. There were obligations that he could not think of breaking with the banker; but these fool sheep men, supposing it was simple honesty, paid the penalty of their confidence with their lives. Now, when he rode over this same road alone, a few months before, with over five thousand dollars in money belonging to these same men, all he would need to have done was to ride across the river.

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Cattle Brands by Andy AdamsCattle Brands is a collection of 14 entertaining short stories depicting not only the life of cowboys in the wild, wild West, but also the harrowing skirmishes with banditos, thrilling shoot-outs, attempt at and the recapture of stolen chattel from fierce desperados, and much, much more exciting accounts that make one think it all actually happened. The story covers a drive which began in Texas on the Mexican border and went to the Blackfeet Indian Tribe in Montana. They provide a more realistic look at the life of lawmen and outlaws in the old west. The first night they camped the Mexican murdered them both, took the money, and crossed into Mexico. He hid their bodies, and it was months before they were missed, and a year before their bones were found. He had plenty of time to go to the ends of the earth before his crime would be discovered. "Now that Mexican would never think of betraying the banker, his old friend and patron, his "muy bueno" amigo. There were obligations that he could not think of breaking with the banker; but these fool sheep men, supposing it was simple honesty, paid the penalty of their confidence with their lives. Now, when he rode over this same road alone, a few months before, with over five thousand dollars in money belonging to these same men, all he would need to have done was to ride across the river.

• TRILOGY - Three of American author Andy Adams's westerns are in this Kindle book: Cattle Brands, Wells Brothers, and The Log of A CowboyCattle Brands (1906)A collection of 14 western camp-fire stories.Wells Brothers, The Young Cattle KingsTwo orphaned boys defy the odds and establish their own cattle ranch. The Log of a CowboyAn authentic description of cowboy life, "The Log of a Cowboy" describes Tommy Moore's five-month cattle drive in 1882 from Texas to Montana. About The Author American author Andy Adams (1859 –1935) was born in Indiana, moved to Texas, and drove cattle on the western trail. He also tried gold mining in Colorado and Nevada. before settling in Colorado Springs. His books include: 1904: A Texas Matchmaker1905: The Outlet1906: Cattle Brands1907: Reed Anthony, Cowman1911: The Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings1927: The Ranch on the Beaver

It was a wet, bad year on the Old Western Trail. From Red River north and all along was herd after herd waterbound by high water in the rivers. Our outfit lay over nearly a week on the South Canadian, but we were not alone, for there were five other herds waiting for the river to go down. This river had tumbled over her banks for several days, and the driftwood that was coming down would have made it dangerous swimming for cattle. We were expected to arrive in Dodge early in June, but when we reached the North Fork of the Canadian, we were two weeks behind time.

Cattle Brands is a collection of western camp-fire stories. Adams wrote extensively about cowmen and the cattle business. His stories have an authenticity of detail and style that sets them apart. This 1906 collection contains the following stories. A Winter Roundup, The Passing of Peg-leg, The Story of a Poker Steer, 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, In the hands of his friends, and A question of possession.

Here is a collection of gripping cowboy stories - written by a real-life cowboy. From the touching and elegiac "Around the Spade Wagon", a tale of two friends reminiscing over a campfire, to the thrilling kidnap by bandits of "The Ransom of Don Ramon Mora", to the slice-of-life account of a wolf hunt in "A Winter Round-up", the tales of Cattle Brands are steeped in the sights, smells and sounds of the old West. Adams knew his subject well, having spent a decade on the cattle trails of Texas and beyond in the 1890s. With fourteen short stories in all, Cattle Brands is a treat for all lovers of Western fiction.

An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Edition With Original Illustrations - Chapters Include: Drifting North - Seigerman's Per Cent - "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

It was a wet, bad year on the Old Western Trail. From Red River north and all along was herd after herd waterbound by high water in the rivers. Our outfit lay over nearly a week on the South Canadian, but we were not alone, for there were five other herds waiting for the river to go down. This river had tumbled over her banks for several days, and the driftwood that was coming down would have made it dangerous swimming for cattle. We were expected to arrive in Dodge early in June, but when we reached the North Fork of the Canadian, we were two weeks behind time.

The collection gathers 12 of the creepiest stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. Titles such as The Tell Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum or The Masque of the Red Death should be enough to convince any horror story lover that the book will not be a disappointment. The sinister atmosphere is skillfully created by Poe in all twelve stories, from the decaying castle in The Fall of the House of Usher to the palace of Prince Prospero in The Masque of the Red Death. Each tale is a mystery trip, keeping the reader cliff-hanging until the last paragraphs. Poe has mastered the art of giving chills to his reader with only a few but powerful words, and every story stands proof to this. The Premature Burial exploits the fear of being buried alive, which was very common in the author’s time. The narrator explains how his cataleptic attacks triggered the fear of being buried alive. He goes on by giving a few examples of such cases, in which the victims have been either saved or died, being discovered only later. His phobia turns into obsession, as he insists on not leaving home and starts building a tomb especially designed to allow him to send signals outside, in the unfortunate case he should be buried alive. Despite all his efforts, the narrator finds himself confined in a dark, narrow place, with none of the equipment he built around, but the story does not end here. The other stories from the collection are all equally captivating, and include The Black Cat, Ligeia, Berenice and four more titles. Edgar Allan Poe was among the first American writers to practice the short story and is considered the pioneer of detective fiction narratives. He was born in January 1809, in Boston and died only 40 years later, in Baltimore. His legacy consists mainly of mystery and macabre stories.

Cattle Brands is a collection of 14 entertaining short stories depicting not only the life of cowboys in the wild, wild West, but also the harrowing skirmishes with banditos, thrilling shoot-outs, attempt at and the recapture of stolen chattel from fierce desperados, and much, much more exciting accounts that make one think it all actually happened.