{"product_id":"a-texas-cowboy-or-fifteen-years-on-the-hurricane-deck-of-a-spanish-pony-paperback","title":"A Texas Cowboy: or, Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles A. Siringo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Etulain\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a nomadic childhood, Charles Siringo signed on as a teenage cowboy for the noted Texas cattle king, Shanghai Pierce, and began a life that embraced all the hard work, excitement, and adventure readers today associate with the cowboy era. He \"rid the Chisholm trail,\" driving 2,500 heads of cattle from Austin to Kansas; knew Tascosa\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003enow a historic monument\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ewhen it was home to raucous saloons, red light districts, and a fair share of violence; and led a posse of cowboys in pursuit of Billy the Kid and his gang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1885, Siringo's chronicle of his life as a itchy-footed boy, cowhand, range detective, and adventurer was one the first classics about the Old West and helped to romanticize the West and its myth of the American cowboy. Will Rogers declared, \"That was the Cowboy's Bible when I was growing up.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard W. Etulain\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of history and former director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico. He has authored or edited more than forty books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.27 x 4.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756060107085,"sku":"9780140437515","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/FS3cZi5-o89780140437515.webp?v=1776721984","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/a-texas-cowboy-or-fifteen-years-on-the-hurricane-deck-of-a-spanish-pony-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}