He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University, and he graduated from the University of Colorado in 1928. We worked together without any conflict we shared our information and worked with maximum cooperation. He was more than a friend, he was my teacher in this type of research. I was quickly impressed by Folsom’s warm and open personality and his dedication to the work of separating facts from folklore. Our association taught me better investigative and interview techniques. We were eager to find as much information on McJunkin as possible–a difficult problem because he died in 1922. They spent several years doing research before publishing The Life and Legend of George McJunkin, Black Cowboy, establishing that McJunkin was the man who found the Folsom site in 1908. He and his wife, Mary Elting, who often collaborated with him, continued my initial work. Our first meeting established a friendship that lasted until his death. I later sent this material to Franklin Folsom, who was a well-established historical researcher and writer with a special interest in archaeology. I had long before decided that McJunkin was a real person, and not a fictional character as some had suggested, and I had visited the Folsom, N.M., area and obtained a number of interviews with people who knew of McJunkin. I met Franklin when we worked together trying to bring George McJunkin out of the realm of folklore into reality in the late 1960s. I bought Franklin’s book, Exploring American Caves: History, Geology, Lore and Location, to learn more about cave research. Language eng Summary A biography of the Black cowboy whose skill with horses was renowned and whose curiosity led him to discover important archaeological relics Member ofīiography type individual biography Cataloging source DLC 1907-1995 Folsom, Franklin Illustrations illustrations Index index present LC call number F596.I first became acquainted with Franklin Folsom’s writing skills when I was studying several caves in New Mexico for possible archaeological sites–the Bureau of Land Management had recently named a cave near Ft. African American cowboys - West (U.S.) - Biography | Juvenile literature.McJunkin, George - Juvenile literature.Cowboys - West (U.S.) - Biography | Juvenile literature.Label Black cowboy : the life and legend of George McJunkin Title Black cowboy Title remainder the life and legend of George McJunkin Statement of responsibility by Franklin Folsom Creator
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