Cowboy Narratives of the American West Collection

The cowboy is an iconic figure in American culture. With his hat, boots, and trusty horse, the cowboy rides in at a moment of crisis to intervene against the forces of evil. In the 20th century, the cowboy of the Wild West took center stage in the realm of popular literature. Cowboy Narratives of the American West Collection includes: Book one: Life of Tom Horn. Tom Horn was a range detective, a gunman, and a government scout and interpreter for Generals Wilcox, Crook, and Miles in the Apache wars. In this account of his life, he tells of the shocking events that led to his imprisonment for the murder a teenaged boy. Book two: The Chisholm Trail: A History of the World's Greatest Cattle Trail. The Chisholm Trail was approximately 800 miles long, running from San Antonio, Texas, to the shipping pens at Abilene, Kansas. This trail was an important part of the old West and part of the lives of thousands of cowboys of the 19th and into the early 20th century. Millions of cattle and horses