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- When Cowboys Die
- Book
- 2022
- Published by: TCU Press
summary
A man either chases his dreams, or he dies. Present-day ranch hand Charlie Lyles longs for an era before mechanization, when a cowboy's greatest ally was his horse. He remembers stories of cattle drives and stampedes and shallow graves in lonesome country. Society has pushed Charlie toward a conformity that he hates, but he is about to change the rules. At a remote line shack in West Texas, he steals a horse, leaving a perfectly good pickup behind. His theft leads to a manhunt with a helicopter and assault weapons, but his trackers are headed into territory that hasn't changed in a century . . . and they are trailing a man born a hundred years too late.
When Cowboys Die has been acclaimed as “spellbinding” and “an instant classic.” This new volume, the first print edition in twenty-five years, includes a preface and “Requiem for a Cowboy,” a documented account of the 1976 Texas manhunt that inspired the novel.
When Cowboys Die has been acclaimed as “spellbinding” and “an instant classic.” This new volume, the first print edition in twenty-five years, includes a preface and “Requiem for a Cowboy,” a documented account of the 1976 Texas manhunt that inspired the novel.
Table of Contents
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- Chapter One
- pp. 1-8
- Chapter Two
- pp. 9-17
- Chapter Three
- pp. 18-28
- Chapter Four
- pp. 29-38
- Chapter Five
- pp. 39-49
- Chapter Six
- pp. 50-58
- Chapter Seven
- pp. 59-67
- Chapter Eight
- pp. 68-76
- Chapter Nine
- pp. 77-85
- Chapter Ten
- pp. 86-96
- Chapter Eleven
- pp. 97-107
- Chapter Twelve
- pp. 108-118
- Chapter Thirteen
- pp. 119-127
- Chapter Fourteen
- pp. 128-136
- Chapter Fifteen
- pp. 137-146
- Chapter Sixteen
- pp. 147-154
- Chapter Seventeen
- pp. 155-163
- Chapter Eighteen
- pp. 164-172
- Chapter Nineteen
- pp. 173-180
- Chapter Twenty
- pp. 181-184
- Requiem for a Cowboy
- pp. 185-224
- About the Author
- p. 234
Additional Information
ISBN
9780875658278
Related ISBN(s)
9780875658209
MARC Record
OCLC
1342788598
Pages
184
Launched on MUSE
2022-09-04
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2022