Title: Cowboy's lament
Description: "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.
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, Cowboys, Biography, Cowboys' writings, American, Poetry, American Authors, History, Authors, american, Authors, biography, Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.), West (u.s.), history, Great plains, history
Places: Great Plains, West (U.S.)
People: Francis Henry Maynard (1853-1926)
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century