EPISODE · Apr 11, 2008 · 9H 40M
The Day the Cowboys Quit [Written by Elmer Kelton]
from Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Westerns & War · host Elmer Kelton
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Day the Cowboys Quit Author: Elmer Kelton Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 11, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Westerns & War Publisher's Summary: A different kind of range war erupts between cowboys and ranchers in The Day the Cowboys Quit from seven-time Spur Award–winning author Elmer Kelton.The time is 1883, the place is the Texas Panhandle. Cowboys refuse to be stigmatized as drinkers and exploited by the wealthy cattle owners who don't pay liveable wages. Those very same ranchers want to take away the cowboys' right to own cattle because this ownership, the ranchers believe, would lead to thieving.So the dictum is set: If you're a cowboy, you can't own a cow. When rumors of such legislation travel from wagon to wagon, the cowboys decided to rally and fight for their rights—they gather together and strike.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Day the Cowboys Quit Author: Elmer Kelton Narrator: Peter Bradbury Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 11, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.64 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4 Genres: Westerns & War Publisher's Summary: A different kind of range war erupts between cowboys and ranchers in The Day the Cowboys Quit from seven-time Spur Award–winning author Elmer Kelton.The time is 1883, the place is the Texas Panhandle. Cowboys refuse to be stigmatized as drinkers and exploited by the wealthy cattle owners who don't pay liveable wages. Those very same ranchers want to take away the cowboys' right to own cattle because this ownership, the ranchers believe, would lead to thieving.So the dictum is set: If you're a cowboy, you can't own a cow. When rumors of such legislation travel from wagon to wagon, the cowboys decided to rally and fight for their rights—they gather together and strike.
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