A Texas Cowboy
or, Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony
$24.19
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2000
Summary
After a nomadic childhood, Charles Siringo signed on as a teenage cowboy for the noted Texas cattle king, Shanghai Pierce, and began a life that embraced all the hard work, excitement, and adventure readers today associate with the cowboy era. He “rid the Chisholm trail,” driving 2,500 heads of cattle from Austin to Kansas; knew Tascosa-now a historic monument-when it was home to raucous saloons, red light districts, and a fair share of violence; and led a posse of cowboys in pursuit of Billy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140437515 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140437517 |
| Author: | Charles A. Siringo, Richard Etulain |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2000 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Charles A. Siringo
Richard W. Etulain is professor emeritus of history and former director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico. He has authored or edited more than forty books.
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