Fifty Years on the Old Frontier as Cowboy, Hunter, Guide, Scout, and Ranchman, Etc. [With Plates, Including Portraits.].
Author: James Henry COOK (Cowboy.)
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 291
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Author: James Henry COOK (Cowboy.)
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 291
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James H. Cook
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2019-01-13
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 1789123046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOf all that has been written of the cowboy and the life of the cattle range, very little has been written by the principal actors themselves. The same is equally true of the famous government scouts, mail riders and other adventurous figures, who were men of deeds rather than words. Not many possessed, like David Crockett and W. F. Cody, the power to dramatize themselves. James H. Cook, the author of Fifty Years on the Old Frontier, first published in 1923, was, however, a genuine cowboy, and he was able to recount in a most readable way his adventures over half a century. During the Seventies and part of the Eighties he rode the ranges in Texas and New Mexico. A vivid account is to be found in the first part of the book of the life of the cattlemen in the Southwest, including such details as rounding up entirely wild cattle and horses, and the conveying of droves of animals hundreds of miles through extremely rough, Indian-infested territory. Those who desire thrills can find them here. The author served as government scout in the campaign against Geronimo in 1885, and later, in the North, saw much of the unfortunate troubles with the Sioux and the Cheyennes, whom he showed to have been shamefully misused by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Much space is given to the Sioux chief, Red Cloud, of whom Cook was a champion and faithful friend. Not the least entertaining parts of the book are the narratives of hunts after big game in the Rockies, during the years when Cook was one of the foremost guides and hunters of the regions bordering the one transcontinental railway. An invaluable addition to any Old West collection!
Author: James Henry Cook
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 384
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Henry Cook
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780806103648
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"James Cook came west before he reached his teens, and his life encompassed most of the raw material that today comprises our mythology: trail driving, scouting, big-game hunting, Apaches, ranching, drought, desert and cow-country interest. All of these he not only saw but was actively engaged in."--San Francisco Chronicle
Author: James Henry Cook
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 291
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 291
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Published: 1954
Total Pages: 253
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Publisher: Woodbridge, CT. : Research Publications
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 548
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 672
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 416
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