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Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day. Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free, The breezes so balmy and light, That I would not exchange my home on the range For all of the cities so bright. The red man was pressed from this part of ...
He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, ... 1968: Home on the Range and Police [103] 1969: Four Black Revolutionary Plays;
Brewster Martin Higley VI, MD (November 30, 1823 – December 9, 1911) was an otolaryngologist who became famous for writing "My Western Home". Originally written in 1871 or 1872 and published under the title "My Western Home" in the Smith County Pioneer in the fall of 1873, possibly December, this poem later became the original lyrics for the famous American folk song "Home on the Range".
Black's wife, Cindy Lou, reported on January 15, 2022, that he was in hospice care. His son-in-law explained, however, that the hospice consisted of a home health care worker checking on Black every few days because of various medical issues. [5] Black died from leukemia on June 10, 2022, at his residence in Benson, Arizona, aged 77. [1] [6]
On June 30, 1947, "Home on the Range" became the Kansas state song. [9] In 2010, members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 western songs of all time.
Daniel E. Kelley (Rhode Island, February 1843 – Iowa, 1905) was a musician and entertainer, who after moving to Kansas in 1872, wrote the music for "Home on the Range" (following lyrics by Brewster M. Higley), which became the state song. Kelley played violin with his brothers-in-law in the Harlan Brothers Band, but was primarily a carpenter ...
Previously, she was the Executive Editor of Lifestyle and Commerce at Reviewed/USA Today, but you may have seen her work on Taste of Home, Reader’s Digest, Family Handyman, and MSN.
And she convinced me that Tomi was right; I could do children's books." The relationship between Ursula Nordstrom and Shel Silverstein is mutually rewarding. He considers her a superb editor who knows when to leave an author-illustrator alone. Asked if he would change something he had produced on an editor's say-so, he answered with a flat "No."