Highland Cowboys
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Highland Cowboys

From the Hills of Scotland to the American Wild West

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Highland Cowboys

From the Hills of Scotland to the American Wild West

About this book

From droving to driving, heilan coos to long horns, "Highland Cowboys" explores the links between the two cattle cultures of Scotland and America through music, song, dance, and folklore. The vast number of Scots who emigrated to North America, whether through forcible eviction during the Highland Clearances or voluntarily in the hope of a better life, has been well documented. With them they took their culture, their language, their music and their skills. Cattle droving in Scotland was an established profession from the 16th century, and many such migrants took cowboy jobs in the American West. The medium of music paints a vivid picture of their social and personal lives, and describes a mutual exchange as music crossed and re-crossed the Atlantic creating strong links between the old culture and the new. This unique exploration of the cowboy culture sheds new light on the everyday life of the cattle communities.

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Information

Publisher
Luath Press
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9781906307288
eBook ISBN
9781909912960

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Author Bio
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Contents
  7. Map A
  8. Map B-C
  9. Chronology
  10. Foreword
  11. Introduction
  12. Image
  13. CHAPTER 1
  14. CHAPTER 2
  15. CHAPTER 3
  16. The Far-Famed Aberdeen Angus Breed
  17. CHAPTER 4
  18. Scott’s tale of two drovers
  19. CHAPTER 5
  20. What size were Coirechoille’s Highland droves?
  21. CHAPTER 6
  22. Did the Hereford breed come from Strathglass?
  23. CHAPTER 7
  24. CHAPTER 8
  25. Chisholms in the West
  26. Picture Section
  27. CHAPTER 9
  28. CHAPTER 10
  29. CHAPTER 11
  30. CHAPTER 12
  31. CHAPTER 13
  32. Were drovers and cowboys outcasts?
  33. CHAPTER 14
  34. CHAPTER 15
  35. Places of Interest
  36. Further Reading
  37. Discography
  38. Glossary of Terms
  39. Luath