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In bunkhouses or rodeo arenas, on the trail or around the campfire, cowboys have been creating and reciting poetry since the 1870s. This title explores the 125-year history and development of cowboy poetry and to celebrate those who sustain it. It approaches the tradition of occupational folk poetry from a variety of perspectives.

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Runner-Up, Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction--Contemporary, Western Writers of America, 2001.

Cowboy Poets and Cowboy Poetry

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    A Paperback / softback by David Stanley, Elaine Thatcher

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      Publisher: University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/12/1999
      ISBN13: 9780252068362, 978-0252068362
      ISBN10: 025206836X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In bunkhouses or rodeo arenas, on the trail or around the campfire, cowboys have been creating and reciting poetry since the 1870s. This title explores the 125-year history and development of cowboy poetry and to celebrate those who sustain it. It approaches the tradition of occupational folk poetry from a variety of perspectives.

      Trade Review
      Runner-Up, Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction--Contemporary, Western Writers of America, 2001.

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