Andy Adams: The Cowboys' Boswell

SEYMOUR J. FRANK

Publication: Privately printed, 1949, N P

11" x 8 1/2" Original typed manuscript for "Andy Adams: The Cowboys' Boswell," dated September 26, 1949, 24 pp. typed one side only [blank], plus 6 pp., printed one side only, of references. Laid-in is a 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" photograph of Andy Adams. "Born in Indiana in 1859, writer Andy Adams lived the cowboy life on the Texas plains. He later rendered those experiences in fiction to set Americans straight about life in the West. Adams arrived in South Texas in 1881 and began rounding up livestock to send to Kansas. Through his work, he became fascinated with cowboys ... their speech, culture, and work habits. In the 1890s, Adams moved on to Colorado to pursue mining opportunities. While there, he attended a production of the play A Texas Steer and was offended by its wild-and-woolly portrayal of Texas cowboys. Cowboys were not yahoos in Adams's mind, but practical workingmen who relied more on their wit than their guns. He began writing stories to make his point." The story appears in the Westerner's Brand Book, Vol. VI, No. 8., 1949, by the Chicago Corral Of Westerners. The manuscript and photograph are in fine condition and housed in a slipcase of heavy boards and a cloth spine. Fine, unused condition.

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