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Author:

Maynard, Francis Henry, 1853-1926.

Title:

Cowboy's lament : a life on the open range / Frank Maynard ; edited and introduced by Jim Hoy; foreword by David Stanley .

Publisher:

Texas Tech University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Maynard, Francis Henry,--1853-1926.
Cowboys' writings, American.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
Cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Cowboys--Poetry.
West (U.S.)--Poetry.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Great Plains--History.--19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--History.

Other Authors:

Hoy, James F.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- A brief life of Francis Henry Maynard -- The recollections of F. H. Maynard -- Maynard's poetry : Rhymes of the range and trail; Poems from the Colorado Springs gazette and telegraph; Unpublished poem, "My faith" -- Maynard's journalism : 1874 an epochal year; How noted Peace Officer Tilghman nearly met his end in roundup of pony rustlers; A reminiscence -- Maynard's American magazine contest entry -- Glossary of names.

Summary:

"In memoir, poetry, and prose, describes the adventures of Frank Maynard, an open range cowboy whose ten-year career coincided with the peak of the Great Plains trail-drive era. Folklore scholars credit Maynard with adapting Irish ballad 'The Unfortunate Rake' from its American version to the well known 'The Cowboy's Lament'"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Voice in the American West

ISBN:

089672705X
9780896727052 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2010016620

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)