Project Gutenberg 2012-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 189 Benton, Frank 1853 1921 Filleau, E. A. Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack Being an Extremely Humorous & Sarcastic Story of the Trials & Tribulations Endured by a Party of Stockmen Making a Shipment from the West to the East. The start -- Chuckwagon's dream -- Grazing the sheep -- Letters from home brought by immigrants -- Eatumup Jake's life story -- The schoolmarm's saddle horse -- Selling cattle on the range -- True snake stories -- Chuckwagon's death -- Disappearance of the sheepmen -- Our arrival in Cheyenne -- The post-hole digger's ghost -- Grafting -- The file -- The cattle stampede -- Catching a maverick -- Stealing Crazy Head's war ponies -- The cattle queen's ghost -- Packsaddle Jack's death -- A cowboy Enoch Arden -- Grand Island -- Sarer -- Arrival at South Omaha transfer -- The final roundup. Produced by Annie R. McGuire. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Internet Archive. "Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack" by Frank Benton is a humorous and sarcastic tale of the challenges faced by a group of stockmen shipping cattle from the West to the East, written in the early 20th century. The story captures the whimsical and often absurd adventures of characters like Chuckwagon, Eatumup Jake, and Packsaddle Jack as they navigate the mishaps along their journey, dealing with everything from delays and difficult railroad agents to comical misunderstandings. The opening portion introduces us to the camaraderie and banter among the cowboys as they prepare to ship their cattle, chronicling their discussions about which livestock agents to trust and the various personalities they encounter. A key incident involves the cowboys waiting for cattle cars that are repeatedly delayed, leading to a series of humorous reflections and incidents as they make do with their limited provisions and lament their misfortunes. This sets the tone for the remainder of the journey, characterized by witty anecdotes and the colorful dialogue that showcases the distinct cowboy culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Benton, Frank, 1853-1921 -- Anecdotes Cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Anecdotes Cattle trade -- West (U.S.) -- Anecdotes Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Anecdotes West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes F590.3 PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 253525 2025-09-16T07:42:44.361950 text/html 251604 2012-05-24T10:45:46 text/html 869826 2025-09-16T07:42:51.584927 application/epub+zip 872119 2025-09-16T07:42:47.462944 application/epub+zip 158772 2025-09-16T07:42:46.202918 application/epub+zip 1060028 2025-09-16T07:42:54.721914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1027826 2025-09-16T07:42:50.667960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204794 2022-09-18T08:31:13.711770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214674 2025-09-16T07:42:43.815930 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214593 2012-05-24T10:45:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20518 2025-09-16T07:42:54.856893 application/rdf+xml 16338 2025-09-16T07:42:46.702920 image/jpeg 4284 2025-09-16T07:42:46.451954 image/jpeg 770102 2012-05-24T10:45:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 81179 2012-05-24T10:45:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 844482 2025-09-16T07:42:44.425963 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