MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010016620
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008 100420s2010 txu b s001 0deng
010 $a 2010016620
020 $a9780896727052 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aPS3525.A9775$bZ46 2010
082 00 $a818/.409$222
100 1 $aMaynard, Francis Henry,$d1853-1926.
245 10 $aCowboy's lament :$ba life on the open range /$cFrank Maynard ; edited and Introduced by Jim Hoy.
246 30 $aLife on the open range
260 $aLubbock, TX :$bTexas Tech University Press,$cc2010.
263 $a1009
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aVoice in the American West
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- 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H. Maynard -- Maynard's poetry : Rhymes of the range and trail; Poems from the Colorado Springs gazette and telegraph; Unpublished poem, "My faith" -- Maynard's journalism : 1874 an epochal year; How noted Peace Officer Tilghman nearly met his end in roundup of pony rustlers; A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.
520 $a"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.
600 10 $aMaynard, Francis Henry,$d1853-1926.
650 0 $aCowboys' writings, American.
650 0 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aCowboys$zWest (U.S.)$vBiography.
650 0 $aCowboys$vPoetry.
651 0 $aWest (U.S.)$vPoetry.
651 0 $aWest (U.S.)$xHistory$y19th century.
651 0 $aGreat Plains$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zWest (U.S.)$xHistory.
700 1 $aHoy, James F.