{"product_id":"the-long-trail-my-life-in-the-west","title":"The Long Trail: My Life in the West","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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 cant imagine being anywhere else in the world. Of course  Im not going to say there arent those other days when you think  What am I doing here? Its beautiful country and it can be brutally tough as well.\" Ian Tyson  Ian Tysons journey to the West began in the unlikely city of Victoria  BC  where he rode his dads horses on the weekends and met cowboys in the pages of Will Jamess books  and eventually followed that cowboy dream to rodeo competition. Laid up after breaking a leg  he learned the guitar  and drifted east  becoming a key songwriter and performer in the folk revival movement. 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. Soon  hed bought a ranch in Alberta and found a new voice as the renowned Western Revival singer-songwriter and horseman he is today. This book is Ians reflection on that journey...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983770578997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0307359352","price":27.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780307359353.jpg?v=1770809744","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-long-trail-my-life-in-the-west","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}