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Home on the range : John A. Lomax and his cowboy songs  Cover Image Book Book

Home on the range : John A. Lomax and his cowboy songs / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.

Hopkinson, Deborah (Author). Schindler, S. D. (illustrator.).

Summary:

As a child, John Avery Lomax loved the songs he heard the cowboys singing along the nearby Chisholm Trail. He began writing them down at an early age. As John grew older, he traveled the country collecting and recording cowboy songs, helping to preserve many favorites.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780399239960 (reinforced) :
  • ISBN: 0399239960 (reinforced) :
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2009]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject: Lomax, John A. (John Avery), 1867-1948 > Juvenile literature.
Ethnomusicologists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Folk songs, English > United States > History and criticism > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Oregon Trail Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at OTLD Heppner Branch.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
OTLD Heppner Branch J 782.421 HOP (Text) 37818000146672 Juvenile Non-Fiction Available -

Summary: As a child, John Avery Lomax loved the songs he heard the cowboys singing along the nearby Chisholm Trail. He began writing them down at an early age. As John grew older, he traveled the country collecting and recording cowboy songs, helping to preserve many favorites.

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