02290cam a2200409 4500 546473714 TxAuBib 20101119120000.0 100420s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010016620 9780896727052 hardcover : alk. paper 089672705X hardcover : alk. paper DLC DLC TxAuBib Maynard, Francis Henry, 1853-1926. Cowboy's lament : a life on the open range / Frank Maynard ; edited and Introduced by Jim Hoy. Life on the open range. Lubbock, TX : Texas Tech University Press, 2010. 216 p. cm. Voice in the American West Includes bibliographical references and index. 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H. Maynard -- Maynard's poetry : Rhymes of the range and trail; Poems from the Colorado Springs gazette and telegraph; Unpublished poem, "My faith" -- Maynard's journalism : 1874 an epochal year; How noted Peace Officer Tilghman nearly met his end in roundup of pony rustlers; A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. "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. 20101119. Maynard, Francis Henry 1853-1926. Cowboys' writings, American. Authors, American 20th century Biography. Cowboys West (U.S) Biography. Cowboys Poetry. Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S) History. West (U.S) Poetry. West (U.S) History 19th century. Great Plains History 19th century. Hoy, James F. Voice in the American West. TXGAI