Frank H. Maynard

Who was Frank H. Maynard?

Francis Henry Maynard, known as Frank H. Maynard, was an old-time cowboy of the American West who claimed authorship of the revised version of the well-known ballad, "The Streets of Laredo". After a decade of roaming the West, Maynard settled down with his wife, the former Flora V. Longstreth, to work as a highly successful carpenter and building contractor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Yet, his interest remained in reminiscenses of his time as a cowboy and the desire to tell his special story for posterity.