A beautiful job, exact, comprehensive and witty. Should remain a basic history of the subject for many years to come.--Edward Abbey . . . ably and fascinatingly traces the evolution of the cowboy song . . . extremely learned and informative . . . "Goddam Cattle" is as much a book about language and interpretation and morals and creative license and the land of the west . . . as it is about goddam cowboy songs. . . . folklorists, cowboy singers and music lovers should be pleased that this classic . . . has been reissued by UNM Press . . . in a breezy style that would make J. Frank Dobie proud. A joyful, spirited and valuable contribution to the literature and music of the West. A joyous book about cowboy songs and their singers. . . . Katie Lee sets the record straight. . . . "Ten Thousand Goddam Cattle," the title of one of the songs she sings, is written in a breezy, conversational style with a refreshingly unlaundered vocabulary. The text is liberally sprinkled with verses of the songs and there is a separate compendium of songs giving melody and discography and other pertinent information about each. A perfect blend of scholarship and feeling for the country and the people and the traditions. . . . a book to treasure. Katie Lee has matched her fine performing capability with a book that blends verse, prose and music for the most enjoyable single volume on the cattle industry since Frank Dobie died. "A joyful, spirited and valuable contribution to the literature and music of the West." "A beautiful job, exact, comprehensive and witty. Should remain a basic history of the subject for many years to come."--Edward Abbey "A beautiful job, exact, comprehensive and witty. Should remain a basic history of the subject for many years to come."--Edward Abbey In her forty-year career in the entertainment industry, Katie Lee has been an author, musicologist, folk singer, storyteller, Hollywood actress, song-writer, filmmaker, photographer, poet, and river runner. She lives in Jerome, Arizona. Used Book in Good Condition