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Adventures of a young cowboy volume 6
Pub. Date
2017
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"Cowboy and humorist Stu Campbell has finally come out with another book of short stories of cowboy humor and perspective. Not that he hasn't been busy writing-this may be only his sixth book of humorous short stories, but he's written a total of nineteen books on cowboy life. And he teams up again with R. Loren Schmidt, whose illustrations grace the pages of this book." from back cover
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In 1885 the last Frenchman shows up at Summitville, Colorado. He is looking for a fabulous treasure of gold left behind by earlier relatives and countrymen. During the search he falls in love and subsequently this costs him his life. His acquaintances, Leon Montroy, Asa Poor and Jim White (Blanco) continue the search. This is the conclusion of the Citadel Mountain (Treasure Mountain) series.
7) Top hands
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"They were all good hands, the kind of cowboys--or buckaroos--that could work on any cow outfit. They didn't all arrive together, they just sorta drifted in, one at a time. Tom hired them on in January to help with the calving, even though it was early, There wasn't much riding to do, just go through the cattle each day looking for something that might be wrong. The cows weren't supposed to start calving until the middle of February. The ranch already...
8) The drifter
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Cowboy Pete Peterson is looking for work and finds it working on ranches, but doesn't stay long.
9) The loner
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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"Meet Will Claxton, the loner, as he works his way across the West looking for long-term work, preferably north in the summer and farther south in the winter, where it's warmer. Along the way, he runs into trouble and could end up with the nickname "jailbird." In his own words, "I didn't know where I was going, but had begun to think that working on the dude ranch in the winter, branding calves in the spring, and packing salt during the summer might...
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[2019].
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"I tied one horse to the pack saddle on the other horse, got his lead rope, got on my horse and left the ranch. As I topped the ridge past the ranch, I took a look back at the ranch. It was to be my last look at civilization for the summer. I had no regrets about leaving. I set up camp and sat outside my tent until after dark listening to the sounds of the mountain. It was peaceful. The next day, I grained the horses, saddled one and started to explore...
13) Hard luck cowboy
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""If he's found guilty, it won't be jail, it'll be prison," said the sheriff. "He actually might be lucky. If he'd stolen those horses seventy-five years ago, he'd be hung, right on the spot, probably without a trial." As Fred was being transported to the prison, he carefully observed the scenery on the way. He was depressed as he thought he wouldn't see the sagebrush, trees, mountains and desert for at least three years. He didn't make friends easily...
14) The roper
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"Roping had always held a fascination for him. Everywhere he went, he had a rope in his hands and was always throwing the rope at something. After a time, he wasn't missing too many throws, whether it was at sagebrush, a post or a moving object, like a calf. Quite often, as a small child, he would get the lariat wrapped around his legs and trip himself, much to the amusement of his parents, But he soon learned to control the rope, and it didn't end...
15) The wagon
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Pub. Date
[2018].
Description
Cowboys out on a 'wagon' herding cattle and working through branding season in the backcountry of the West.
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Pub. Date
[2019].
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"The colt was a gruella, a mouse-colored dun. He had a black stripe down his back, like most buckskins. He had white socks on each leg and the socks on his hind feet went almost up to his flanks. The socks on his front feet went to his knees. He had a wide blaze on the front of his face that went from between his ears down to his nose. His mane and tail were black. He also had some black stripes around his front legs above the socks. He made an impressive...
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[1970]
Description
Celebrated nature writer Hal Borland's memoir of change, from his boyhood in pioneer country in Colorado to his manhood, hurtling into a new age Country Editor's Boy picks up where Hal Borland's classic memoir High, Wide and Lonesome left off: with Borland, on the cusp of adulthood in the early twentieth century, making his way in an eastern Colorado town that still retained all the flavors of the Old West. Borland's father, the editor of a local...
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