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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maynard, Frank, 1853-1926.

Contributor:

Hoy, James F.

Series:

Voice in the American West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maynard, Frank, 1853-1926.

Maynard, Frank.

Cowboys' writings, American.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

History.

Great Plains.

Cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Cowboys.

Cowboys--Poetry.

West (U.S.)--Poetry.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--History--19th century.

Great Plains--History--19th century.

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).

Frontier and pioneer life.

Genre:

Biographies.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2010]

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.

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Unpublished poem, "My faith"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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780896727052

089672705X

OCLC:

613292911