“The camp-fire is to all outdoor life, what the evening fireside is to domestic life.  After the labors of the day are over, the men gather around the fire, and the social hour of the day is spent yarning.  The stories told may run from the sublime to the ridiculous, from a true incident to a base fabrication, or from a touching bit of pathos to the most vulgar vulgarity.” -

 Andy Adams,

 "Log of a Cowboy" 1903.