Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by John A. Lomax.
Unknown Narrator
major
Also known as myself, mine, I.
The primary narrator or focal character throughout many poems.
High Chin Bob
supporting
Also known as Bob, Chin Bob, High Chin, old Bob
A boastful cowboy featured in his own poem and other tales.
Charles Badger Clark
supporting
Also known as Charley, The Cowboy, Charles Badger Clark Jr., Charles B. Clark
Author and occasional poetic persona within the collection.
Lasca
supporting
A tragic love interest in a famous narrative poem.
Susie
supporting
Also known as hers
A recurring female figure in cowboy love poems.
John A. Lomax
minor
Also known as John, The John
Folklorist and compiler, referenced as a figure in the collection.
Broncho Bill
supporting
Also known as Bill
A cowboy character appearing in multiple poems.
Stranger
minor
Also known as your, yer
An unnamed outsider addressed in several cowboy poems.
Marta
supporting
A Mexican girl in a tragic border love story.
Juan
minor
A Mexican vaquero or lover in border poems.
Texas Tom
minor
Also known as Tom
A cowboy character in humorous poems.
Boastful Bill
supporting
Also known as The Legend of Boastful Bill, Bill
A legendary braggart cowboy from a narrative poem.
Jack Dempsey
minor
Also known as Dempsey
A famous boxer referenced in a cowboy poem.
Tom Stevens
minor
Also known as Tom
A cowboy character in various poems.
Snagtooth Sal
minor
Also known as Sal, Charles B. Clark
A rough frontier woman in a comic poem.
Belle McClure
minor
Also known as Belle
A woman mentioned in cowboy love poems.
James Fitz James
minor
Also known as Jim, the James Fitz James
A character in a narrative poem, possibly a bandit.
Denver Jim
minor
Also known as James, Jim
A cowboy character in a poem about a vigilante.
Jim Kershaw
minor
Also known as Jim
A cowboy mentioned in a poem about a horse race.
James Barton Adams
minor
Also known as Jim
A poet whose work is included in the collection.
Old Shorty
minor
Also known as Shorty
An old cowboy character in several poems.
Mackenzie
minor
A historical figure referenced in a poem about a trail.
Billy Leamont
minor
Also known as Bill
A cowboy character in a poem.
Laban
minor
A biblical name used in a cowboy poem.
Windy Billy
minor
Also known as Windy, Windy Bill, Bill
A boastful cowboy character.
Whiskey Bill
minor
Also known as Comes Whiskey Bill, Poor Whiskey Bill, Bill
A drunken cowboy in a fragmentary poem.
Marster
minor
Also known as the Marster
A dialect term for master used in a poem.
Larry Chittenden
minor
Also known as Larry
A poet whose work appears in the collection.
Mary
minor
Also known as Moll
A woman's name used in cowboy love poems.
Pocock
minor
A character in a humorous cowboy poem.
Ting
minor
A Chinese cook character in a cowboy poem.
Jack Lorell
minor
A cowboy character in a poem.
Comrade
minor
Also known as your
A term of address used in a cowboy poem.
John D. Rockefeller
minor
Also known as shud
A historical figure mentioned in a poem.
Cinches
minor
A character in a cowboy poem, possibly a horse.
Uncle Ed
minor
Also known as Ed
An older character in a cowboy poem.
Henry Herbert Knibbs
minor
A poet whose work is included in the collection.
Pete
minor
A cowboy character in a poem.
Pepita
minor
A Mexican girl in a border poem.
Baird Boyd
minor
A character in a cowboy poem.
Val
minor
Also known as Old Val
An old cowboy character.
Mr. Clark
minor
A formal reference to the author within the text.
Poker Bill
minor
Also known as Bill
A cowboy character in a poem.
Tenderfoot
minor
Also known as The Disappointed Tenderfoot
A greenhorn character in a poem.
Berton Braley
minor
A poet whose work appears in the collection.
Z Bar Dick
minor
Also known as Dick
A cowboy character in a poem.
Old Jacob
minor
An old man character in a poem.
