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100 1 _aOlson, Tod.
245 1 0 _aHow to get rich on a Texas cattle drive
_h[electronic resource] :
_bin which I tell the honest truth about rampaging rustlers, stampeding steers, & other fateful hazards on the wild Chisholm Trail /
_c[Tod Olson ; illustrations by Scott Allred and Gregory Proch].
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bNational Geographic,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (47 p.) :
_bill. (some col.), col. maps, ports.
500 _aOSLIS\Gale Nat Geo eBooks(2/2/23).
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aWhy 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.
520 _aAn 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aCattle trails
_zWest (U.S.)
_xHistory
_y19th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aCattle drives
_zWest (U.S.)
_xHistory
_y19th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aFrontier and pioneer life
_zWest (U.S.)
_vJuvenile literature.
651 0 _aChisholm Trail
_vJuvenile literature.
651 0 _aWest (U.S.)
_xHistory
_y19th century
_vJuvenile literature.
650 1 _aCattle trails
_zWest (U.S.)
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 1 _aCattle drives
_zWest (U.S.)
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 1 _aFrontier and pioneer life
_zWest (U.S.)
651 1 _aChisholm Trail.
651 1 _aWest (U.S.)
_xHistory
_y19th century.
655 4 _aElectronic books- OSLIS.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aAllred, Scott.
700 1 _aProch, Gregory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aOlson, Tod.
_tHow to get rich on a Texas cattle drive.
_dWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2010
_z9781426305245
_w(DLC) 2009040442
_w(OCoLC)419799682
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn838559654
856 4 0 _3Cengage
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