Project Gutenberg 1999-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 Adams, Andy 1859 1935 The Outlet Dianne Bean and David Widger "The Outlet" by Andy Adams is a historical novel set during the period following the Civil War. The narrative explores the urgent need for a market for Texas's surplus cattle, detailing the various attempts to establish a profitable route for transporting these cattle to northern markets. The central character, Don Lovell, is a trail drover negotiating the specific logistics of driving cattle north to meet demand while facing the challenges posed by changing circumstances in post-war America. At the start of the novel, the preface sets the context of the cattle industry with a focus on the difficulties faced by Texas cattlemen in finding viable markets after the war. In the opening chapters, we are introduced to Don Lovell as he engages in discussions with railroad freight agents about transporting cattle versus driving them north along established trails. Lovell's determination to drive the cattle emphasizes the immediate challenges ahead, such as the condition of the cattle, the costs involved, and the labor required to undertake the drive. As Lovell prepares for the upcoming trail season, he enlists a team of cowhands, hints of camaraderie and competition emerge among the characters, setting the stage for their adventures as they navigate the complex world of cattle driving while adapting to the shifting landscapes and economic challenges of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Western stories PS Text Western Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 567794 2025-07-01T11:21:18.600365 text/html 568185 2023-06-29T11:15:29 text/html 470914 2025-07-01T11:21:23.384326 application/epub+zip 471248 2025-07-01T11:21:19.280327 application/epub+zip 315986 2025-07-01T11:21:18.976357 application/epub+zip 597973 2025-07-01T11:21:27.243320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568624 2025-07-01T11:21:23.125354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405025 2022-09-01T13:10:23.743897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554162 2025-07-01T11:21:18.336364 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553963 2023-06-29T11:19:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18944 2025-07-01T11:21:27.363314 application/rdf+xml 21047 2025-07-01T11:21:19.061382 image/jpeg 3320 2025-07-01T11:21:19.018357 image/jpeg 206713 2023-06-29T11:19:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 505350 2023-06-29T11:20:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 506046 2025-07-01T11:21:18.648445 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia