A Texas cowboy, or, Fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony

Trama

He "rid the Chisholm trail," driving 2,500 heads of cattle from Austin to Kansas; knew Tascosa — now a historic monument — when 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.

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