A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony

Charles A. Siringo (1855 - 1928)

Charles A. Siringo was an American lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and early 20th century…. After taking part in several cattle drives, Siringo stopped herding to settle down, get married (1884), and open a merchant business in Caldwell, Kansas. He began writing a book, entitled A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony. A year later, it was published, to wide acclaim, and became one of the first true looks into life as a cowboy written by someone who had actually lived the life.
- Summary by wikipedia and david wales

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Preface David Wales
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Play 02 Chapters 1-3: My boyhood days, My introduction to the late war, My first lesson in cow punching David Wales
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Play 03 Chapters 4-6: My second experience in St. Louis, A new experience, Adopted and sent to school David Wales
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Play 04 Chapters 7-9: Back at last to the Lone Star State, Learning to rope wild steers, Owning my first cattle David Wales
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Play 05 Chapters 10-12: A start up the Chisholm Trail, Buys a boat and becomes a sailor, Back to my favorite occupation, that of a wild and woolly cow boy David Wales
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Play 06 Chapters 13-15: Mother and I meet at last, On a tare in Wichita, Kansas, A lonely trip down the Cimeron David Wales
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Play 07 Chapters 16-18: My first experience roping a buffalo, An exciting trip after thieves, Seven weeks among Indians David Wales
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Play 08 Chapters 19-21: A lonely ride of eleven hundred miles, Another start up the Chisholm Trail, A trip which terminated in the capture of "Billy The Kid" David Wales
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Play 09 Chapters 22-24: Billy The Kid's capture, A trip to the Rio Grande on a mule, Waylaid by unknown parties David Wales
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Play 10 Chapters 25-27: Lost on the Staked Plains, A trip down the Reo Pecos, A true sketch of "Billy The Kid's" life David Wales
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Play 11 Chapters 28-30: Wrestling with a dose of small pox on the Llano Esticado, In love with a Mexican girl, A sudden leap from cow boy to merchant David Wales
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