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Author
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Since highland cattle ransacked his grandmother's vegetable patch when he was six, Roger Morgan-Grenville has been fascinated by cows. So at the age of 61, with no farming experience, he signed on as a part- time labourer on a beef cattle farm to tell their side of the story. The result is this lyrical and evocative book. For 10,000 years, cow and human lives have been intertwined. Cattle have existed alongside us, fed and shod us, quenched our thirst,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Virginian, by Owen Wister, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
Author
Publisher
Signet, published by New American Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Owen Burnett's needs are small. All he's ever wanted is his wife's affection, his children's health, and a little plot of land to farm. Still, he's no fool. So when his neighbor Gareth Kurst makes him a business proposition, one that could leave him richer than he's ever dreamed, he can't refuse giving the risky scheme a try. Rounding up cattle up in the Texas Hill Country is nothing to take on lightly. Between the Comanches roaming the countryside...
6) Chancy
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2011, c1968
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Chancy started out with nothing until fate dealt him four of a kind--all bullets. The young drifter plays his hand for keeps--taking on crooked sheriffs, deadly gunmen, and renegade Indians. When the smoke clears away, he stands alone--boss of his own cattle outfit. But the game isn't over yet.
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An intimate memoir on the work and wonder of ranch life, critiquing the inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farm system and offering sustainable alternatives for ethical omnivores. Although there are nearly 100 million cattle in the United States, these animals are often ignored or dismissed. In Meditations with Cows, Shreve Stockton inspires a more reverential attitude toward these affectionate and intelligent creatures as she shares...
Author
Series
Last Mountain Man series volume 42
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a Mexican revolutionary crashes the border, killing 22 innocent U.S. citizens and stealing livestock, including 200 of his horses, Smoke Jensen, going where the U.S. Army and the Texas Rangers cannot, wages war on the Colonel and his ruthless banditos.
Author
Publisher
A Signet book
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Chancy Gantry and Ollie Teal are honest cowpunchers, riding herd on fifteen hundred longhorns from Texas to Kansas. Their trail boss, Lucas Stout, is tough but fair. He{u2019}s never lost a hand on a drive and doesn{u2019}t aim to start now. So when a cowhand needs a sawbones bad, Stout sends Chancy and Ollie to escort the man to a town called Prosperity, which none of them has ever heard of. At first glance, the town looks deserted{u2014}but the...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Two leading ecology advocates present a revelatory assessment of America's dependence on cows that traces the bovine's historical roles while exploring the environmental and health challenges posed by the cattle industry.
12) Paid in blood
Author
Series
Buckhorn volume 2
Publisher
Pinnacle Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When a wealthy cattle baroness hires Joe Buckhorn to track down her son, it sounds like easy money. But when he learns that the boy has run off with a girl--whose father is the leader of the cattle-rustling Riley clan--Buckhorn's only hope is to infiltrate the gang. Gain their trust. Live the outlaw life, even at the risk of death. There's just one problem: there's more than one gang. The Riley girl may have stolen a runaway boy's heart but the other...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Over the past twenty years, William "Bull" Kelly acquired a reputation as one of the best ramrods in Texas. He has led legendary cattle drives to almost every railhead in the middle of the country. Most impressive of all, he once drove his herd all the way up to Montana. But after years of working for other people, he decided to run cattle on his own, with his five sons. Everything starts off fine, but when a group of cattle thieves try to stampede...
16) Texas free
Author
Series
Tylers of Texas volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Rose Landro is on the run. Seeking refuge at the Rimrock Ranch, she is finally ready to claim the land her granddaddy left her and make a fresh start. But her return is rife with controversy when cattle begin disappearing - and a handsome menace named Tanner McCade starts watching Rose a little too closely. Could the new cowhand be connected to the men she's hiding from? Or is there another reason the rugged stranger is shadowing her every move?
Author
Publisher
Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Civil War is over. The future of the American West is up for grabs. Any man crazy enough to lead a herd of Texas longhorns to the north stands to make a fortune--and make history. That man would be Nelson Story. A bold entrepreneur and miner, he knows a golden opportunity when he sees one. But it won't be easy. Cowboys and bandits got guns, farmers got sick livestock, and the Army's got their own reasons to stop the drive. Even worse, Story's...
19) Cows
Author
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A kindergarten-level introduction to cows, covering their growth process, behaviors, the farms they call home, and such defining features as their hooves."--
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Join Bluey for a fun day at the beach. What will she discover along the way?
Read along and join Bluey's latest adventure! Based on an episode of the wildy successful animated series, Bluey, as seen on Disney+Join Bluey for a fun day at the beach! What will she discover along the way? While Mum is off for a walk along the beach, Bluey discovers a beautiful shell. When she runs to show Mum, she begins a series of fantastic and laugh-out-loud encounters...
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