The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adam RARE Book Club Edition HC/DJ (1931) For Sale

The 1931 Book Club Edition of The Log of a Cowboy by Andy Adams (originally published in 1903) is a highly collectible printing. Houghton Mifflin Company published this well-regarded edition (often part of their Riverside Library) featuring distinctive illustrations by artists like R. Farrington Elwell.The Log of a Cowboy is widely considered one of the most authentic and realistic accounts of frontier cowboy life ever written. Adams, a real-life trail driver, wrote the book as a factual counterweight to the exaggerated dime novels of the era.The text is structured as a fictionalized diary that chronicles:

• The Setting: An epic 1882 cattle drive moving 3,000 longhorns from Brownsville, Texas, to the Blackfeet Agency in Montana.
• The Journey: A grueling 5-month trek.
• The Hazards: Stampedes, river crossings, hostile weather, and clashes with cattle rustlers and Native Americans