# Billy Leamont — Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp character guide

> Billy Leamont in Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by John A. Lomax.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bill

**First appearance:** 0042-when-bob-got-throwed

## Who they are

A cowboy character in a poem.

## In the story

### [Part III: Cowboy Types](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/part-iii-cowboy-types)

Referenced in the ballad excerpt as a cowboy who rides out of town with Jack Lorell, ending in tragedy.

### [Ridin’ Up the Rocky Trail from Town](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/songs_of_the_cattle_trail_and_cow_camp_se/chapters/ridin-up-the-rocky-trail-from-town)

Rides out of town with Jack Lorell; central figure in the opening ballad.

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