# Dedication explained — Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp

> Chapter companion for Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by John A. Lomax.

## What happens

The author dedicates the book to a group of college friends, expressing gratitude and affection for their camaraderie and shared memories.

## Themes in this chapter

### Community and Camaraderie

The dedication celebrates the bonds of friendship and shared experiences among college fraternity brothers.

### Nostalgia and Loss

The author fondly recalls friends from college days, including those of 'precious and joyous memory,' indicating a sense of loss and longing.

## Character check-ins

### Charles Badger Clark

The author, who dedicates the book to his college friends.

## Key lines

> That these dear friends I leave behind May keep kind hearts’ remembrance of the love we had.

May the friends I leave behind remember the love we shared.

_Opening epigraph expressing hope that friends will cherish their bond._

> In affectionate gratitude to a group of men, my intimate friends during College days (brought under one roof by a “Fraternity”), whom I still love not less but more

With affectionate thanks to my close college friends, bound together by a fraternity, whom I love even more now.

_The author expresses enduring love and gratitude for his fraternity brothers._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/dedication
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- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters