Smoky the Cowhorse
Born wild on the open range, Smoky grows from a curious colt into one of the finest cow horses in the country, prized for his intelligence and heart. Will James follows the animal through the full arc of a working horse’s life: his patient breaking by the cowboy Clint, their deep partnership on the roundup, and the darker years after Smoky is stolen and drifts through rough hands until he is worn down to skin and bone. Told in the plain, drawling voice of a cowhand and illustrated by the author, the novel won the Newbery Medal in 1927. It is both a stirring animal story and an authentic picture of ranch life in a fading West. Free to download as a PDF and EPUB.
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Listen to Smoky the Cowhorse by Will James free online. The full audiobook (8 hr 11 min, 15 chapters, read by JAVaat) streams free on this page.
Smoky the Cowhorse (1926) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preface | 3:47 | |
| 2 | Chapter I. A range colt | 33:19 | |
| 3 | Chapter II. Smoky meets the human | 29:51 | |
| 4 | Chapter III. Where The Trails Fork | 32:48 | |
| 5 | Chapter IV. The End Of A Rope | 35:07 | |
| 6 | Chapter V. The Bronc Twister Steps Up | 35:41 | |
| 7 | Chapter VI. ''The Squeak Of Leather'' | 34:21 | |
| 8 | Chapter VII. Smoky Shows His Feelings | 28:51 | |
| 9 | Chapter VIII. Smoky Starts Out | 37:37 | |
| 10 | Chapter IX. Fights For Rights | 38:21 | |
| 11 | Chapter X. ''Amongst The Missing'' | 36:06 | |
| 12 | Chapter XI. ''The Feel Of A Strange Hand'' | 36:28 | |
| 13 | Chapter XII. ''When The Good Leaves'' | 37:48 | |
| 14 | Chapter XIII. ''The Many-Men Horse'' | 35:03 | |
| 15 | Chapter XIV. ''Dark Clouds, Then Tall Grass'' | 36:03 |
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