Texas Matchmaker
Andy Adams
Play
Length 9 h 50 min
Chapters 22
First published 1904
As a boy Andy Adams helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. During the early 1880s he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails.
A Texas Matchmaker is a narrative that describes the work of a cowboy on a large southTexas ranch during the late 1800’s. Adams is considered to be one of foremost writers of the life of the real American cowboy. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)
Chapters
1
Lance Lovelace Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 19:38
2
Shepherd's Ferry Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 26:59
3
Las Palomas Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 30:35
4
Christmas Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 20:42
5
A Pigeon Hunt Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 33:31
6
Spring of '76 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 32:02
7
San Jacinto Day Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 29:46
8
A Cat Hunt on the Frio Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:13
9
The Rose and its Thorn Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 20:33
10
Aftermath Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 31:06
11
A Turkey Bake Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 21:40
12
Summer of '77 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 37:09
13
Hide Hunting Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 28:33
14
A Two Year's Drouth Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 34:32
15
In Commemoration Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 26:50
16
Matchmaking Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 26:32
17
Winter at Las Palomas Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 25:29
18
An Indian Scare Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 26:14
19
Horse Brands Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 24:04
20
Shadows Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 28:08
21
Interlocutory Proceedings Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 29:54
22
Sunset Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 18:08
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
