Author photo: Jaye Gallagher.

The t.i.tle of this book was adopted from the song of the same name by Diamond Joe White. Both the t.i.tle and the epigraph on page 1 are used with permission from the artist.

The song lyrics on page 80 come from "Bury Me on the Lone Prairie" (also known as "The Cowboy's Lament"), which is in the public domain.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for our publis.h.i.+ng activities from the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and from the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council and the Book Publis.h.i.+ng Tax Credit.

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