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Highlights
- Two orphans face starvation on the prairie of northeastern Kansas during the terrible winter of 1885-86.
- 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.
- 370 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Westerns
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Book Synopsis
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 (also available as a Bison Book), wraps the saga of the Wells brothers in authentic western atmosphere and lore.
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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.Dimensions (Overall): 7.93 Inches (H) x 5.27 Inches (W) x .93 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 370
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Westerns
Publisher: Bison Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Andy Adams
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 1997
TCIN: 88969679
UPC: 9780803259294
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-8140
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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