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* Read ^ The Long Trail: My Life in the West by Ian Tyson ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Long Trail: My Life in the West A man's man, fer shure. Well, "Old Eon" tells quite a tale. And I found myself dying to spend even 15 minutes in the same room as this tough, talented and endlessly handsome buckeroo. But he omits the details of his womanizing ways, which have left him alone and to a large extent emotionally bereft of his families at the end of his wonderous trail. How do you feel about all that? Were the cow-boyin,' ropin,' ranching, buddy loving, skirt chasing, drinking up a storm adventures worth ending up al
| Title | : | The Long Trail: My Life in the West |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307359352 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
A man's man, fer shure. Well, "Old Eon" tells quite a tale. And I found myself dying to spend even 15 minutes in the same room as this tough, talented and endlessly handsome buckeroo. But he omits the details of his womanizing ways, which have left him alone and to a large extent emotionally bereft of his families at the end of his wonderous trail. How do you feel about all that? Were the cow-boyin,' ropin,' ranching, buddy loving, skirt chasing, drinking up a storm adventures worth ending up alone with half your acres and no small amount of bitterness directed your way? Maybe so, you bedroom-eyed devil, but give . O said outstanding!. didn't want the book to end, as it is a terrific inward and outward look from ian tyson. he writes about what he wants to share, and a lot of it IS about failures as well as successes (which, of course, are substantial). from youth to i&s; from i&s to the initial foray into country/cowboy; or whatever you call "one jump" and "ol' eon;" to the only-ian-tyson-could-do-it cowboy music. interesting insights into his personal life and growth, which, also, is substantial. many levels in this too-short book. a great sequel to "i never sold my saddle.". An unflinching look at Ian by Ian fr hunting Ian has written an unflinching autobiography.For his fans and anyone interested in what it's like being a modern cowboy and famous musician this is an excellent read.
But the West always beckoned, and when his marriage to his partner and collaborator Sylvia broke up and the music scene threatened to grind him down, he retreated to a ranch and work with cutting horses. A Canadian icon on his longstanding love of the West and his life in "one of the last true cowboy countries on either side of the border.""I live on a ranch about six miles east of the town of Longview and the old Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Rockies. On a perfect day, like today, I can't imagine being anywhere else in the world. This book is Ian's reflection on that journey. Laid up after breaking a leg, he learned the guitar, and drifted east, becoming a key songwriter and performer in the folk revival movement. Of course, I'm not going to say there aren't those other days when you think, 'What am I doing here?' It's beautiful country and it can be brutally tough as well." —Ian TysonIan Tyson's journey to the West began in the unlikely city of Victoria, BC, where he rode his dad's horses on the weekends and met cowboys in the pages of Will James's books, and eventually followed that cowboy dream to rodeo competition. Soon, he'd bought a ranch in Alberta and found a new voice as the renowned Western Revival singer-songwriter and horseman he is today
He spins an engaging tale.” — Winnipeg Free Press “Written with the same plainspoken elegance as Tyson’s most famous records. Cool is something that comes effortlessly to Tyson.” — National Post. He has become a tireless advocate for the protection of the western environment.” — The Globe and Mail “As Canadian living legends go, Ian Tyson rides tall in the saddle. NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Tyson has had a long, fulfilling and interesting life
Tyson is a recipient of the Order of Canada, and has received multiple Juno and Canadian Country Music awards. . In the years that followed, he hosted his own TV shows and recorded some of the best folk and western albums ever made. IAN TYSON has long been one of North America's most respected singer-so
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