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interesting as a cultural artifact than as a work of literature, this is a nostalgic first hand account of the trials, tribulations, hijinks, and adventures of a young cowpoke born and raised in Texas in the postCivil War Era.
His wanderings take him to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, present day Wyoming, and Mexico too, Siringo's book came out in, and was slightly modified and extended for thisedition, It was a best seller for many years and must have been a great influence in disseminating the myth and symbolic power of the Cowboy figure throughout the United States and beyond to Europe.


He goes into great detail about many of his wanderings, so much so that some of the listing of brief stints in a wide range of places in the midwest and southwest gets a bit boring.
However, this memoir does nicely convey the author's restless spirit, He is given to gambling at Mexican monte or quitting a job and heading for a new location should an altercation or issue arise.
He is rough and tough, yet a fifteen year old senorita can drive him crazy in love.
Some of the great adventure stories here include a turkey shooting contest, encounters with Indians and rustlers, and a detailed account of a personal acquaintance of his known as Billy the KId.
An interesting addendum is a "how to succeed in the cowboy profession" guide for any young greenhorn reader wishing to light out for the Texas Panhandle to try his stuff.
This book follows the life and adventures of a man from his boyhood years up through his time as a "cow puncher", which brings to mind some interesting imagery if you are unfamiliar with the term as I was.
The book is an easy read and it is a great way to learn about the cattle herding days of the early west, it covers everything from rounding up wild cattle, branding and moving them in herds from Texas to Kansas and the business behind it all.
Charles puts his story in an honest light with his own sense of humor and he even sheds light on the rowdy character "Billy the Kid" and his gang after they steal some cattle from Charles' employer.
I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn about the the early west without feeling like they are reading a history book.
I first discovered it when my history teacher recommended it to my class, and she was right when she said it was an enjoyable read.
Siringo grew up very poor on Galveston Island, The Civil War was particularly hard on the Siringo family, Siringo began working as a cowboy for Shanghai Pierce, iirc, His memoir recounts adventures as diverse as dodging hostile Indians and working as a stock detective, His employers considered him reliable and Siringo was often sent to investigate stock theft, He even accompanied Pat Garrett on his hunt for Billy the Kid, Eventually Siringo left cowboying to open a store in Kansas, Excellent

Outstanding first hand account of cowboy life on the Western Plains in the midth century.
All thumbs up. Recommended. This is an utterly exasperating book, It has been called a classic and the quintessential book of cowboy life, Unfortunately, Siringo's youthful life is an endless round of getting drunk, fighting, spending money until he's broke and desperate and losing his job.
The cycle repeats over and over, and it grows very tiresome, Though the writing is competent, I got sick of the book and quit reading it, Even his section on Billy the Kid failed to impress, As for 'authentic portrayal of cowboy life', I'd like to think they were occasionally smarter than this.
A good old fashion true tales of cowboying when cowboying was in its heyday, Love the language. This book was a page turner in places, How could one human being endure and survive all that befell Chas, Siringo. He was tough as they come but seemingly he was just "ordinary" for the day and the profession.
The book at once made me laugh out loud then cry my eyes out, An incredible account of what cowboying was really like, A wideranging account of life as a cowboy and foreman in the early days of ranching.


A fascinating account of the life, times, people, and lifestyles of the old west with everything from dances to diseases, outlaws to church services, trailing cattle over hundreds of miles to confronting cattle thieves and gangs such as Billy the Kids, and working with law enforcement and far more.
Outstanding in its variety and people and places, Well worth the time. I can only echo other reviewers and say that while this might not be quality literature, bits of it were great fun to read.
The best parts reminded me a lot of the tall tales I loved growing up, with everything exaggerated into pure silliness.


Other parts were more like a list of events or actions, and they lost all of the energy of the rest of the book.


Still fascinating to get a glimpse, however embroidered, into what life was like back then.


Favorite Quote:
A little circumstance happened, . . which made me a better boy and no doubt a better man than I should have been had it never happened.
Pretty tough book to get through, In parts i feel like I'm reading a long list of things that occurred,
Thats not to say its not enjoyable for someone who loves Western Culture which i certainly do.
I will say i think its a slow burning book that needs a lot of time to face.


Not for you average reader think its a little too dry, If you were to ask me about the writing style or story line of this book I'd say its all desent enough.
If set on a shelf with the millions of other books there are in the world, those are not what would make it proclaim itself as something worth a glance over.
The charm and character of this book come from this: It was written by a cow boyas in one of those who first kicked off all the steriotyes now associated with that wordin thes.
Are you looking for plot, character development, brilliant use of the English language, or anything along those lines Put the book down, then, and go pick out something else.
Are you looking for a sense of life in

a bygone era which is not as remote to us as any onceuponatime ever was Well then enjoy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Charlie Siringo was born in Matagorda County, Texas to an Irish immigrant mother and an Italian immigrant father from Piedmont.
He attended public school until reaching the age of, when he started working on local ranches as a cowboy.


In March, April and May, Siringo was in Dodge City, Kansas during an alleged confrontation between Clay Allison and Wyatt Earp, Earp was a Deputy Marshal at the time.
Earp later claimed, after Allison's death in, that he and Bat Masterson had forced Allison to back down from an impending confrontation.
Siringo, however, later gave a written account of that incident which contradicted Earp's claim, stating that Earp never came into contact with Allison, and that two businessmen, cattleman Dick McNulty and the owner of the Long Branch Saloon, Chalkley Beeson, in Dodge City actually defused the situation.


After taking part in several cattle drives, Siringo stopped herding to settle down, get married, and opened a merchant business in Caldwell, Kansas.
He began writing a book, entitled A Texas Cowboy Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony.
A year later, it was published, to wide acclaim, and became one of the first true looks into life as a cowboy written by someone who had actually lived the life.


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