Wells brothers : the young cattle kings / by Andy Adams ; with illustrations by Erwin E. Smith ; introduction to the Bison books edition by Jim Hoy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Andy, 1859-1935.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ranch life--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Fiction.

Ranch life.

History.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 356 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1997]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

"Bison books"--P. [i].

ISBN:

0803259298

OCLC:

36074584