Reed Anthony, Cowman An Autobiography
-
- Hardcover
- Taschenbuch ausgewählt
- eBook
-
Sprache:Englisch
Fr. 34.90
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.,
Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
25.06.2020
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
230
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/1.4 cm
Gewicht
330 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5402-010-0
Before the Western became myth, it was labour - long days in the saddle, hard bargains, and a living made from cattle and weather. This is the range, unvarnished. In Reed Anthony, Cowman, Andy Adams delivers a western memoir and classic American autobiography shaped by first-hand experience of cowboy life and work. He notices the price of a steer, the pull of a good rope, the smell of rain, and the rough fellowship that grows where men and horses depend on one another. Told with a plain, tensile grace, this literary western narrative follows a working cowman through the routines and risks of cattle ranching culture: the discipline of the ranch, the pressure of the market, and the rolling logistics of ranching and cattle drives across 19th century Texas and the wider American Southwest frontier. Adams wrote against romantic exaggeration, and his steady realism helped define what later Western fiction would chase. For The Virginian readers and Zane Grey fans who want the world behind the legend, it offers the texture of speech, land, and labour that only an insider could set down. For collectors, this complete unabridged edition is also a collector's edition western worth keeping close - a humane record of work, character, and change on the frontier. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A steady, true-eyed ride through history.
Noch keine Bewertungen vorhanden
Verfassen Sie die erste Bewertung zu diesem Artikel
Helfen Sie anderen Kundinnen und Kunden durch Ihre Meinung.