Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Andy Adams' Campfire Tales xi
5. Bull Durham and the Vigilantes 1
6. The Quarternights near the Salt Licks 11
7. Strong on the Breed 19
8. The Genuine Blend of Bluegrass and Bourbon 23
9. Joe Jenks' Pet Ox 27
10. There's My Horse's Track 32
11. A Horse Herd Lost to Cheyennes 36
12. A Lecture in Dodge City 40
13. Revisiting the Old States 45
14. Bear-Sign Artist 50
15. Miss Precilla June Jones 59
16. The Black-Waxy near Waxahachie 63
17. The Cat In the Jacal 67
18. Trotter's Sack of Salt 73
19. Good for Two Drinks 77
20. A Blue Bird Swooping Down like a Pigeon Hawk 82
21. I'd Have Gambled My Life on Her 89
22. Miss Sallie of Shot-a-Buck Crossing 94
23. Seared Horses on the Navidad 99
24. A Drive from the San Saba to the Concho 102
25. Chasing Mustangs 106
26. Indian-Style Fun 111
27. Button Shoes and the Big Auger 116
28. Bogged to the Saddle Skirts in the Story 120
29. Pig-Fat and Slick as Weasels 124
30. Bibleback's Christmas Beef 128
31. Old Turk and the Slicker 134
32. Rich in Hounds 138
33. Uncle Dave Hap:finger in Heaven 142
34. The Marshal of Cow Springs 147
35. Trust and Betrayal 154
36. The Owner of the Pinto Horse 158
37. He Had Collided with Lead in Texas 165
38. Alkaline Dust Ain't Snow 170
39. Why the Chisholm Trail Forks 184
40. In a Spur of the County 203
41. Judge Bean in Court 207
42. A Skirmish on the Head of the Arroyo Colorado 211
43. Viva los Timochis! 217
44. Buffaloed by a Bear 221
45. A Little Paseo over into Mexico 226
46. A Comanche Fight in the Tallow Cache Hills 232
47. El Lobo's Sweetheart 237
48. Raneka Bill Hunter 242
49. Voting Bonds to the Railroad 248
50. Death of the Little Glassblower 255
51. A Rise in the Price of Coffee 260
52. Big Tom Plays Monte 266
53. How Doc Langford Got His Nickname 274
54. A Jagger from Jaggertown 278
55. Cow Coroner for the Sap 283