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Book Title: Cowboy's Lament : Alife on the Open Range
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Cultural Heritage, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, American / General, Literary, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Sociology / Rural
Publication Year: 2010
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Music, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Frank Maynard
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Book Series: Voice in the American West Ser.
Format: Hardcover
