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It's the Cowboy Way: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders in the Sky. Don Cusic. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003.
The popular western quartet The Riders in the Sky consists of Douglas Green (Ranger Doug), Fred LaBour (Too Slim), Woody Paul (Woody Paul), and Joey Miskulin (The Cowpolka King). They are a unique musical and entertainment phenomenon, but they also embody some of America's most cherished symbols. It begins with "the cowboy way." Asked what is the cowboy way, Ranger Doug answered, "Well, in this year of situational ethics and difficult moral places, when you're caught between the rock and the hard place of bad ideas, just...
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