The first ones I thought of were "Old Cowhand From the Rio Grande" and "Down In the Valley. " Then I found a site that lists lots of cowboy songs.
The first song that pops into my head is "Happy Trails" by Roy Rogers (Many many others have done this as well).
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.