05472cam a2200853 4500 1243001075 TxAuBib 20240425120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780758279873 0758279876 B007T9X1J2 Amazon 64593eaf-25ac-40cf-baef-412349917114 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1046757 OverDrive (Product ID) 462895 462895 462895 TxAuBib Cogburn, Brett,. Rooster [Libby eBook] : The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn, the Man Who Inspired True Grit. Kensington Books, 2011. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 396kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. biographies of famous people. native american history. United States History. 20th century History. presidential history. American Revolution. history american. american history. British History. adventure books. civil war books. business books. Autobiography. American west. western books. 19th Century. 20th Century. 18th century. biographies. White House. us history. Historical. Presidents. Gilded Age. West Point. Biography. wild west. Gold rush. Civil War. Adventure. watergate. Business. old west. indians. western. FDR. bio. HTML:<b>The True Story Behind True Grit</b><br /> Immortalized in the classic novel and films, the real "Rooster" Cogburn was as bold, brash, and bigger-than-life as the American West itself. Now, in this page-turning account, Cogburn's great-great-grandson reveals the truth behind the fiction—and the man behind the myth. . .<br /> He was born in 1866 in Fancy Hill, Arkansas, the descendant of pioneers and moonshiners. Six foot three, dark eyed, and a dead shot with a rifle, Franklin "Rooster" Cogburn was as hard as the rocky mountain ground his family settled. The only authority the Cogburn clan recognized was God and a gun. And though he never packed a badge, Rooster meted out his own brand of justice—taking on a posse of U.S. deputy marshals in a blazing showdown of gunfire and blood. Now a wanted man, with a $500 reward on his head, Rooster would ultimately have to defend himself before a hanging judge. Proud, stubborn, fearless, and ornery to the bitter end.<br /> A fascinating portrait of a true American icon, Rooster shows us the making of a legend—fashioned by Arkansas newspaperman Charles Portis with bits and pieces of historical figures, including Deputy Reuben M. Fry, one-eyed Deputy Marshal Cal Whitson, Joseph Peppers (Lucky Ned), Joseph Spurling (Mattie Ross's grandfather) and bank robber Frank Chaney (scar-faced Tom Chaney.) Behind it all stood a man named "Rooster," with two good eyes and a tale all his own.<br /> <b>With never-before-seen photos</b><br /> Some folks are just born to tell tall tales. <b>Brett Cogburn</b> was reared in Texas and the mountains of Southeastern Oklahoma. He was fortunate enough for many years to make his living from the back of a horse, where on cold mornings cowboys still straddled frisky broncs and dragged calves to the branding fire on the end of a rope from their saddlehorns. Growing up around ranches, livestock auctions, and backwoods hunting camps filled Brett's head with stories, and he never forgot a one. In his own words: "My grandfather taught me to ride a bucking horse, my mother gave me a love of reading, and my father taught me how to hunt my own meat and shoot straight. Cowboys are just as wild as they ever were, and I've been damn lucky to have known more than a few." The West is still teaching him how to write. His first novel, <i>Panhandle</i>, will be published in November 2012. Brett Cogburn lives in Oklahoma with his family. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-04-25 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1142-1/645/93E/AF/Rooster9780758279873.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=64593EAF-25AC-40CF-BAEF-412349917114&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1142-1/645/93E/AF/Rooster9780758279873.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=64593EAF-25AC-40CF-BAEF-412349917114&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1142-1/645/93E/AF/Rooster9780758279873.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=64593EAF-25AC-40CF-BAEF-412349917114&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXMLR