Provides words and music for traditional western ballads and explains the history of each song

Product Description: "Recounts a time when range wars, cattle drives, rustling, street brawls, and rum running were commonplace in Florida. Though the focus is on Mizell, Tinsley also gives an engaging history of Florida and the cattle industry."--Tampa Tribune

Provides sheet music, cover art, and a history for 60 country tunes including such titles as 'Don't fence me in,' 'I'm an old cowhand,' 'Tumbling tumbleweeds,' and 'Happy trails'

Product Description: "Unique in the breadth of its appeal to students and aficionados of the American West.  A well-wrought microcosm of ranching in the early West, a 'must' read for scholars and western buffs alike."--Francis L. Fugate, former president, Western Writers of America"The first serious and in-depth account of one of the West's largest and most renowned cow outfits [and] a history of the romantic and colorful cowboy culture ...read more