
A young line‑rider named Jack Roberts wakes before dawn in the open Panhandle, ready for a long day of cattle work. He hums a simple cowboy tune while preparing a modest breakfast, then saddles a pony and scans the rolling mesas for stray cattle, his keen eyes spotting brands that most would miss. The vast, flower‑strewn landscape and wandering herds set the stage for a life defined by hard labor, camaraderie, and the rhythm of the open range.
Along the way Jack encounters the towering, good‑natured Jumbo Wilkins, a fellow ranch hand with a larger‑than‑life personality. Their easy banter about food, drink, and the challenges of frontier life reveals a bond forged by shared hardship and humor. As they trade stories and plan their next moves, listeners are drawn into the rugged, sun‑kissed world of early Texas cattlemen, where every sunrise promises both toil and the simple joys of a life lived under endless skies.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (390K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2007-08-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1871–1954
Best known for fast-moving Westerns, this British-born American novelist turned frontier settings into vivid, popular adventures. He wrote prolifically for decades, with stories ranging from cowboys and rangers to the Klondike.
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