Olson, Tod. <br/><br/>
How to get rich on a Texas cattle drive  in which I tell the honest truth about rampaging rustlers, stampeding steers, & other fateful hazards on the wild Chisholm Trail /  [electronic resource] : 
[Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred and Gregory Proch]. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  National Geographic,  2010. 
 - 1 online resource (47 p.) :  ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. 
<br/><br/> OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Why I was born to be a cowboy -- Trail calls and I answer -- I wrestle an "alligator" and join an outfit -- We encounter a migration of Indians -- Running Rooster Ranch, September 1877 -- I am tested and pass with bruises to show for it -- I learn the tricks of the trade on roundup -- I am broken in by life on the trail -- I make my debut performance as a trail boss -- We prepare for Indian attack but meet none -- Stampede along the Cimarron River, August 1878 -- Cause of the stampede is discovered but not proved -- We meet the good farmers of Kansas and are treated as trespassers -- Dodge City, Kansas, September 1878 -- Dodge City is seized by a fear of Indians -- I get an accounting and some hard advice -- We try to make the most of our wanderings -- Buffalo Bill's Wild West, Omaha Fairgrounds, May 19, 1883 -- We do our roping and riding on stage -- Afterword: A.J. "Little John" Larken's Wild West / Marc Aronson. 
<br/><br/> An account based on the experiences of historical cowhands follows the experiences of a 15-year-old rider on the famous Chisholm Trail, who good-naturedly describes his fortune-seeking efforts to drive cattle despite numerous dangerous obstacles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781426305245 1426305249 9781426305252 1426305257 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cattle trails--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Cattle drives--History--West (U.S.)--19th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.<br/>Cattle trails--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.<br/>Cattle drives--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Chisholm Trail--Juvenile literature.<br/>West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.<br/>Chisholm Trail.<br/>West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books- OSLIS.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F596  / .O62 2010eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>978/.02