Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack

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Frank Benton, himself a wealthy rancher, provides a series of first-hand sketches of cowboy life of the late 19th and early 20th century from stories gathered from the "sidetrack." These were working cowpunchers with a subculture of their own who did the day-to-day work of the ranches. This is an important part of American history preserved for us in these stories. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Dedication and Preface 2:24 Leído por Larry Wilson
The Start 10:39 Leído por Dale Latham
Chuckwagon's Dream 7:31 Leído por Dale Latham
Grazing the Sheep 4:41 Leído por Francisco
Letters from Home Brought by Immigrants 7:04 Leído por Francisco
Eatumup Jake's Life Story 4:39 Leído por Bill Mosley
The Schoolmarm's Saddle Horse 5:44 Leído por Bill Mosley
Selling Cattle on the Range 7:10 Leído por Bill Mosley
True Snake Stories 5:48 Leído por Wayne Anderson
Chuckwagon's Death 8:21 Leído por AnthonyJackson
Disappearance of the Sheepmen 9:28 Leído por AnthonyJackson
Our Arrival in Cheyenne 7:45 Leído por AnthonyJackson
The Post-Hole Digger's Ghost 7:37 Leído por AnthonyJackson
Grafting 5:34 Leído por Kim Gibbs
The File 5:29 Leído por Kim Gibbs
The Cattle Stampede 10:51 Leído por Michele Fry
Catching a Maverick 12:52 Leído por Wayne Anderson
Stealing Crazy Head's War Ponies 15:50 Leído por AnthonyJackson
The Cattle Queen's Ghost 15:14 Leído por Sonia
Packsaddle Jack's Death 17:09 Leído por Bill Mosley
A Cowboy Enoch Arden 8:14 Leído por DrPGould
Grand Island 4:48 Leído por DrPGould
''Sarer'' 16:40 Leído por DrPGould
Arrival at South Omaha Transfer 16:17 Leído por Bill Mosley
The Final Roundup 1:51 Leído por Larry Wilson

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Very fun read/listen! I especially appreciated the variety of reading volunteers, as they brought lively personality to each chapter. I chose this audiobook on a whim - I’m neither into cowboys or rail travel - but was pleasantly surprised at how much I was enjoying the stories.


Very funny read. One must forgive some period derogatory references we now find offensive, but railroads will have to remain pilloried or where is fun?