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Songs of the Sage: The Cowboy Poetry of Curley Fletcher
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Songs of the Sage: The Cowboy Poetry of Curley Fletcher
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Curley Fletcher
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Edited by Hal Cannon
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:88 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 184,Width 108 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781423620648
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| Classifications | Dewey:811.52 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
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| Imprint |
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
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| Publication Date |
1 April 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Curley Fletcher's poems have been passed down through generations of cowboys, recited around campfires, learned and relearned. Fletcher wrote for the lovers of the great open spaces-the mountains, valleys, and deserts that form the Empire of the West.
Author Biography
Carmen William "Curley" Fletcher was born in San Francisco in 1892 and grew up in Bishop, California. He is most famous for the poem "The Cowboy's Prayer." Hal Cannon was the first director of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, and founder of the Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering. He lives in Salt Lake City.
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