A lifetime of involvement in the livestock industry is the root stock of this collection of cowboy poetry. The author was assistant editor of Western Horseman Magazine and editor of Cowboy Magazine.

Cowboy poetry records the heartbeat of the working West, a tradition - stories of cowboys, ranchers, and Western writers - that spans 3 centuries. This 5th annual edition showcases modern and traditional works, including vintage recordings of Charles Badger Clark Jr. introducing and reciting his still-popular "A Cowboy's Prayer."