Celebrated folklorist and author Jim Hoy has spent most of his life
living in the heart of the famed Flint Hills of Kansas and
documenting and celebrating his fellow Kansans and plains folk.
Like rounding up stray cattle in a rolling pasture, Hoy has
gathered over a hundred stray stories, tales without a single theme
or unified narrative, and rounded them up here for the very first
time. Branding these stories in sections like Cattle Towns,
Outlaws, and Cowboy Music, Hoy’s vignettes teach, excite, charm,
and instill a deep pride in anyone fortunate enough to have lived
on the Great Plains. In Gathering Strays, Hoy gives us a collection
of stories about Kansas, the Great Plains, and Western life that
reflect his life-long love of the land, experience, and history of
the region. Hoy introduces us to folks like Elmer McCurdy, a failed
train robber whose arsenic-embalmed body went on tour and made
money for the undertaker, and Ame Cole, who scolded Russian Grand
Duke Alexis on his table manners. Writing as an easygoing
storyteller, Hoy covers familiar areas like rodeos and cattle
drives, takes us from Dodge City to Beer City and everywhere in
between, explains why Kansas has the best state song in the nation,
and expands our picture of cowboys with stories of Australian
drovers, Black cowboys, and Mexican vaqueros.Throughout, his
easy-to-read yet authoritative style describes the people, places,
and events that make the region so distinctive and celebrated.
Gathering Strays will be hailed by anyone interested in the heroes
and villains, towns and ranges, and myths and legends of the West.
General
Imprint: |
University Press of Kansas
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2023 |
Authors: |
Jim Hoy
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
402 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7006-3410-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-7006-3410-X |
Barcode: |
9780700634101 |
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