Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack


Leído por LibriVox Volunteers

(4.3 stars; 17 reviews)

Frank Benton, himself a wealthy rancher, provides a series of first-hand sketches of cowboy life of the late 19th and early 20th century from stories gathered from the "sidetrack." These were working cowpunchers with a subculture of their own who did the day-to-day work of the ranches. This is an important part of American history preserved for us in these stories. - Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 39 min)

Capítulos

Dedication and Preface 2:24 Leído por Larry Wilson
The Start 10:39 Leído por Dale Latham
Chuckwagon's Dream 7:31 Leído por Dale Latham
Grazing the Sheep 4:41 Leído por Francisco
Letters from Home Brought by Immigrants 7:04 Leído por Francisco
Eatumup Jake's Life Story 4:39 Leído por Bill Mosley
The Schoolmarm's Saddle Horse 5:44 Leído por Bill Mosley
Selling Cattle on the Range 7:10 Leído por Bill Mosley
True Snake Stories 5:48 Leído por Wayne Anderson
Chuckwagon's Death 8:21 Leído por AnthonyJackson
Disappearance of the Sheepmen 9:28 Leído por AnthonyJackson
Our Arrival in Cheyenne 7:45 Leído por AnthonyJackson
The Post-Hole Digger's Ghost 7:37 Leído por AnthonyJackson
Grafting 5:34 Leído por Kim Gibbs
The File 5:29 Leído por Kim Gibbs
The Cattle Stampede 10:51 Leído por Michele Fry
Catching a Maverick 12:52 Leído por Wayne Anderson
Stealing Crazy Head's War Ponies 15:50 Leído por AnthonyJackson
The Cattle Queen's Ghost 15:14 Leído por Sonia
Packsaddle Jack's Death 17:09 Leído por Bill Mosley
A Cowboy Enoch Arden 8:14 Leído por DrPGould
Grand Island 4:48 Leído por DrPGould
''Sarer'' 16:40 Leído por DrPGould
Arrival at South Omaha Transfer 16:17 Leído por Bill Mosley
The Final Roundup 1:51 Leído por Larry Wilson

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(5 stars)

Very fun read/listen! I especially appreciated the variety of reading volunteers, as they brought lively personality to each chapter. I chose this audiobook on a whim - I’m neither into cowboys or rail travel - but was pleasantly surprised at how much I was enjoying the stories.


(5 stars)

Very funny read. One must forgive some period derogatory references we now find offensive, but railroads will have to remain pilloried or where is fun?