The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days

De: Andy Adams

Narrado por: James Keller

Andy Adams (1859-1935) was born to pioneer parents in Indiana, worked in Texas for a decade driving cattle, and settled in Colorado Springs, where he penned his cowboy narratives. The Log of a Cowboy chronicles a five-month drive of three thousand head of cattle from Brownsville, Texas, to the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana.

This classical work of fiction provides fascinating insights of everyday life on the Great Western Cattle Trail with a team of 12 cowhands, a cook, a horse wrangler and a foreman. The narrative weaves engaging stories within stories, of stampedes, gunfights, river-crossings, and campfire gatherings where tall tales were exchanged.

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Inspirational

I've been horseback on many cattle drives, although none as long as depicted in this wonderful book, but I can attest that, "The Log of a Cowboy" is realistic and skillfully describes the fun and hardships of the cattle business.

Good book, not so good narrator

This is the first western I've listened to with no southern accent. It was difficult to listen to but the story is good. A good narrator could easily make this book 5 stars.

Interesting story, horrible narration

It could have been a good audiobook. The story was interesting. But the narration was so bad, I couldn’t listen anymore.

Publishers Screw up. Again

Hey, to all publishers, AUDIObook. AUDIO should be a key consideration in the selection of the narrator. This is not the first and unfortunately probably not the last Audiobook about Texas or Texans ruined by the narrator. But this one was the most painful to date. I don’t fault the narrator as I’m sure he would be fine for a 1,001 other audiobooks. The fault lies with who selected him and their lack of understanding of the subject.

i didn't like the narrator

I'm sorry but the narrator really destroyed this book for me and I decided to stop long before I reached the end. There were several places and peoples, like the Apache and the Platte, that the author did not know how to pronounce. He pronounced words like cattle and foreman as two words which got really annoying. Since I didn't finish the book, I have to give it one star, which is very rare for me. I'll find a paperback copy and finish reading it that way. I'm very disappointed in this audiobook.