Cowboy poets & cowboy poetry
By: edited by David Stanley and Elaine Thatcher.
Contributors: Stanley, David, 1942-; Thatcher, Elaine.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Cowboys' writings, American -- History and criticism.; American poetry -- West (U.S.) -- History and criticism.; Cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Intellectual life.; Cowboys in literature.; West (U.S.) -- In literature.
Other titles: Cowboy poets and cowboy poetry
Description: "In bunkhouses or rodeo arenas, on the trail or around the campfire, cowboys have been creating and reciting poetry since the 1870s. In this comprehensive overview, folklorists, scholars, and cowboy poets join forces to explore the history and development of cowboy poetry and to celebrate those who sustain it."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.