Wells Brothers,the Young Cattle Kings - Softcover

Adams, Andy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1406806188 ISBN 13: 9781406806182

Publisher: Echo Library, 2006

Synopsis

A cowboy story, firmly based on Adams's own experience

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Two orphans face starvation on the prairie of northeastern Kansas during the terrible winter of 1885-86. Dell and Joel Wells, redheads who have barely reached shaving age, are about to abandon their dead father's claim on Beaver Creek because it won't grow crops. Then unexpected events, and a drover seeking aid, allow them a decent chance in life. First published in 1911, Wells Brothers, The Young Cattle Kings shows what happens when experienced enterprise meets youthful energy. The boys develop their own ranch on the Beaver, without capital but with honor. No amount of savvy can entirely prepare them for the risks: cruel winters, rapacious wolf packs, summer droughts, mysterious Texas fever, the shifting circumstances of the cattle trade. Andy Adams (1859-1935), author of the classic Log of a Cowboy wraps the saga of the Wells brothers in authentic western atmosphere and lore.

About the Author:

Jim Hoy is a professor of English at Emporia State University and the author of Cowboys and Kansas: Stories from the Tallgrass Prairie.

About this edition

• Publisher: Echo Library
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1406806188
• ISBN 13: 9781406806182
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152