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Texas Matchmaker

As a boy Andy Adams helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. During the early 1880s he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails. A Texas Matchmaker is a narrative that describes the work of a cowboy on a large southTexas ranch during the late 1800’s. Adams is considered to be one of foremost writers of the life of the real American cowboy. (Summary by Richard Kilmer) (9 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Lance Lovelace

Shepherd's Ferry

Las Palomas

Christmas

A Pigeon Hunt

Spring of '76

San Jacinto Day

A Cat Hunt on the Frio

The Rose and its Thorn

Aftermath

A Turkey Bake

Summer of '77

Hide Hunting

A Two Year's Drouth

In Commemoration

Matchmaking

Winter at Las Palomas

An Indian Scare

Horse Brands

Shadows

Interlocutory Proceedings

Sunset