Jack Bailey was most likely John W. Bailey (b. 1831), a farmer from Jack County, Texas.David Dary is Professor Emeritus and former head of what is now the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Red Blood and Black Ink; The Oregon Trail: An American Saga; and Stories of Old-Time Oklahoma.Charles P. Schroeder is Executive Director of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Here's a book every westerner, real or wannabe, should read and add to his or her library."" - Tony Hillerman, author of A Thief of Time""This volume is an important read for educators, labor and economic historians or anyone pursuing an understanding of the work, thoughts, and common experiences of those cowhands who went up the trail in an iconic, if somewhat mythologized, era of American West history."" - Central Texas Studies: Journal of the Central Texas Historical Association Volume 1 and Volume 2

Jack Bailey was most likely John W. Bailey (b. 1831), a farmer from Jack County, Texas.David Dary is Professor Emeritus and former head of what is now the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Red Blood and Black Ink; The Oregon Trail: An American Saga; and Stories of Old-Time Oklahoma.Charles P. Schroeder is Executive Director of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Here's a book every westerner, real or wannabe, should read and add to his or her library."" - Tony Hillerman, author of A Thief of Time""This volume is an important read for educators, labor and economic historians or anyone pursuing an understanding of the work, thoughts, and common experiences of those cowhands who went up the trail in an iconic, if somewhat mythologized, era of American West history."" - Central Texas Studies: Journal of the Central Texas Historical Association Volume 1 and Volume 2

Jack Bailey was most likely John W. Bailey (b. 1831), a farmer from Jack County, Texas.David Dary is Professor Emeritus and former head of what is now the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Red Blood and Black Ink; The Oregon Trail: An American Saga; and Stories of Old-Time Oklahoma.Charles P. Schroeder is Executive Director of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Here's a book every westerner, real or wannabe, should read and add to his or her library."" - Tony Hillerman, author of A Thief of Time""This volume is an important read for educators, labor and economic historians or anyone pursuing an understanding of the work, thoughts, and common experiences of those cowhands who went up the trail in an iconic, if somewhat mythologized, era of American West history."" - Central Texas Studies: Journal of the Central Texas Historical Association Volume 1 and Volume 2