9780762760718-0762760710-Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History, First Edition

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History, First Edition

ISBN-13: 9780762760718
ISBN-10: 0762760710
Edition: First Edition
Author: Tricia Wagner
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: TwoDot
Format: Paperback 200 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780762760718
ISBN-10: 0762760710
Edition: First Edition
Author: Tricia Wagner
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: TwoDot
Format: Paperback 200 pages

Summary

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History, First Edition (ISBN-13: 9780762760718 and ISBN-10: 0762760710), written by authors Tricia Wagner, was published by TwoDot in 2010. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Black & African American (Cultural & Regional, United States, Historical, Latin America, African History, Black & African Americans, United States History, State & Local, Military History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History, First Edition (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Black & African American books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $2.14.

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The word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses—men lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. White men, as Hollywood remembers them. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts: the black cowboys who made up one-fourth of the wranglers and rodeo riders. This book tells their story.

When the Civil War ended, black men left the Old South in large numbers to seek a living in the Old West—industrious men resolved to carve out a life for themselves on the wild, roaming plains. Some had experience working cattle from their time as slaves; others simply sought a freedom they had never known before. The lucky travelled on horseback; the rest, by foot. Over dirt roads they went from Alabama and South Carolina to present-day Texas and California up north through Kansas to Montana. The Old West was a land of opportunity for these adventurous wranglers and future rodeo champions.

A long overdue testament to the courage and skill of black cowboys, Black Cowboys of the Old West finally gives these courageous men their rightful place in history.

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