{"product_id":"a-texas-cowboys-journal-up-the-trail-to-kansas-in-1868-volume-3-the-western-legacies-series","title":"A Texas Cowboy's Journal: Up the Trail to Kansas in 1868 (Volume 3) (The Western Legacies Series)","description":"In this earliest known day-by-day journal of a cattle drive from Texas to Kansas, Jack Bailey, a North Texas farmer, describes what it was like to live and work as a cowboy in the southern plains just after the Civil War. We follow Bailey as the drive moves northward into Kansas and then as his party returns to Texas through eastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas, and Indian Territory.\nFor readers steeped in romantic cowboy legend, the journal contains surprises. Bailey’s time on the trail was hardly lonely. We travel with him as he encounters Indians, U.S. soldiers, Mexicans, freed slaves, and cowboys working other drives. He and other crew members―including women―battle hunger, thirst, illness, discomfort, and pain. Cowboys quarrel and play practical jokes on each other and, at night, sing songs around the campfire.\nDavid Dary’s thorough introduction and footnotes place the journal in historical context.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0806146478\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGU9006QK3_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bailey, Jack\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449012297786,"sku":"4EKGU9006QK3_ns","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0806146478-0.jpg?v=1780876570","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-texas-cowboys-journal-up-the-trail-to-kansas-in-1868-volume-3-the-western-legacies-series","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}