TY - BOOK AU - Olson,Tod AU - Allred,Scott AU - Proch,Gregory TI - 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 SN - 9781426305245 AV - F596 .O62 2010eb U1 - 978/.02 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic KW - Cattle trails KW - West (U.S.) KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Juvenile literature KW - Cattle drives KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - Chisholm Trail KW - Electronic books- OSLIS KW - Electronic books N1 - OSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23); Includes bibliographical references; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/HYMQKH746908555/NGMK?sid=gale_marc&u=corvalli ER -