Kiskaddon, Bruce, 1878-1950, authorSiems, Bill, editorField, Katherine, illustratorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032004http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87889Includes bibliographical references.The short stories of Bruce Kiskaddon, one of the most famous cowboy poets of the American 20th century. Compiled and introduced by Bill Siems in this new collection, to which he has added a selection of Kiskaddon's poems and the original drawings that accompanied them, by Katherine Field, a fine, underappreciated western artist.ch. 1. Autobiography -- ch. 2. Startin' out: Rough hands -- Hair cuttin' -- Wild dogs -- Wolves, Reptiles -- Old time country school days -- The traveling school master -- It was a draw! -- ch. 3. Introducing Bill: Concernin' Bill -- Bill's Injun trouble -- Bill meets a funeral -- Bill doctors the Chimleys -- City folks go bear huntin' -- Bill plays ghost -- ch. 4. Bill and Rildy Briggs: Bill's joke goes wrong -- Bill has luck -- Bill goes to Turkey Creek dance -- Bill takes the mules to preachin' -- The preacher loses his team -- Bill leaves for the high country -- Shorty is Bill's secretary -- ch. 5. Bill says goodbye: Bill turns pugilist -- Bill does a fan dance -- Bill buys some medicine -- Bill visits a married friend -- The Rock Creek dance -- Bill and the medicine man get quarantined -- Bill adjusts matrimonial affairs -- Bill has trouble -- Bill says goodbye -- ch. 6. Shorty and the professors: Introducing the professor -- Rildy brings the portfolio -- The second perfessor arrives -- Zeb loses a trick -- Rildy and Zeb have a date -- Shorty rescues the second perfessor -- The perfessor buys a horse .. an a dog -- Eph and the perfessor says goodbye -- Shorty turns diplomat -- Shorty's boss buys a mule team -- ch. 7. Shorty goes home: Shorty goes home for Armistice Day -- Shorty finishes his visit -- ch. 8. Introducing Ike: Shorty meets some Missourians -- Shorty meets a fool for luck -- Shorty hears Ike analyse words -- The boss buys a mare -- He was after a road runner -- Shorty and Ike meet the boss's nephews -- ch. 9. Rustlers and romance: Shorty corrects a mistake -- The fortune teller sends Ike fishing -- Ike has trouble with his hat -- Ike meets a romance -- Cap'n Beasley goes in for cattle -- Stockings and watches -- ch. 10. Hell among the yearlin's: Ricky comes and goes -- Cap takes to mules -- Squint comes and goes -- Cap and Morton each tell one -- Stickin' to one idee -- Hell among the yearlin's -- Ike gets a new job -- ch. 11. Shorty's boss buys purebred bulls -- Bruce Kiskaddon visits old friends in Arizona -- Afterword for the city dweller: The old night hawk.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Ranch life -- Literary collectionsCowboys -- Literary collectionsWest (U.S.) -- Literary collectionsTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.