Pete, I know this is a very old thread, but if your compilation is still available, I'd very much like a copy.  You can contact me at geniesings@yahoo.com.

I wonder if your story about Brewster Higley and "My Western Home" (which later became the lyrics to  "Home On The Range") is the same as the one related by Robert Fulghum in his "Everything I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten."  Also, do you happen to have all of Higley's verses in their original order?

Thanks,
Genie