Cowboys and the Songs They Sang [Illustrated]

Cowboys and the Songs They Sang is about much more than music or lyrics. This book is filled with photographs of real cowboys on the range and on the ranch, most from the 1800s. The songs are from 1870-1890, when the West was wildest and wooliest. And a history of many of the songs is included.

Some of these songs were lullabies sung to cattle at night, some wree sung on the move (with the rolling rhythm of riding), and all were sung around campfires.