Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography By Andy Adams (American, 1859-1935) Part novel, part personal diary, the story of Reed Anthony is the fictional tale of a Virginia-born American who grew up in the mid 1800s and served his home state during the Civil War. He migrated to Texas to start life as a cowboy herding cattle and eventually became the owner (known as a cowman, rather than cowboy, in the United States.) This is a wonderful Wild West adventure tale showing the gritty day-to-day reality of herding cattle written by Adams, who also herded cattle in his day.