The Youngest Drover: A True Story About Growing Up on a Cattle Drive - Softcover

Carter, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0964367203 ISBN 13: 9780964367203

Publisher: Harbour Books, 1995

Synopsis

Recounts the experiences of the author's father on a cattle drive from Raymond, Alberta, to Sweetwater, Montana, in the winter of 1923

About this title

From Booklist:

Gr. 5^-9. Based on the experiences of Carter's father and reading like a novel, this coming-of-age narrative recounts the true story of 15-year-old Henry, who participated in a winter cattle drive from Raymond, Alberta, to Sweetwater, Montana, in 1923. When a severe drought and an early winter leave prairie grasses too short to feed the stock through the winter, local ranchers decide to thin the herds and cut their losses. Nine men and Henry accompany nearly 3,000 head of cattle through blizzards and cold to Sweetwater, where Henry and three others continue with the herd by rail to the Chicago stockyards. The contrasts between life in the big city and on the ranch do not escape Henry's notice, and he returns home both enlightened and matured by his travels. Adventure enthusiasts will appreciate the author's attention to characters and local color. Kay Weisman

About this edition

• Publisher: Harbour Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0964367203
• ISBN 13: 9780964367203
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 167