Reed Anthony, Cowman

by Andy Adams

REED ANTHONY, COWMAN is an autobiography by Andy Adams published in 1907.

As a young man he spent eight years trail-driving cattle from Texas to norther markets in the 1880s and 1890s. This book contains his first-hand experiences from that time.

The book starts with a dedication:

TO

CAPTAIN JOHN T. LYTLE

SECRETARY OF

THE TEXAS CATTLE RAISERS' ASSOCIATION

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

I. IN RETROSPECT

II. MY APPRENTICESHIP

III. A SECOND TRIP TO PORT SUMNER

IV. A FATAL TRIP

V. SUMMER OF '68

VI. SOWING WILD OATS

VII. "THE ANGEL"

VIII. THE "LAZY L"

IX. THE SCHOOL OF EXPERIENCE

X. THE PANIC OF '73

XI. A PROSPEROUS YEAR

XII. CLEAR FORK AND SHENANDOAH

XIII. THE CENTENNIAL YEAR

XIV. ESTABLISHING A NEW RANCH

XV. HARVEST HOME

XVI. AN ACTIVE SUMMER

XVII. FORESHADOWS

XVIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOM

XIX. THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHOE CATTLE COMPANY

XX. HOLDING THE FORT

XXI. THE FRUITS OF CONSPIRACY

XXII. IN CONCLUSION