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Black Cowboys of the Old West

- True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories from History

  • Format
  • Bog, paperback
  • Engelsk
  • 200 sider

Beskrivelse

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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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal200
  • Udgivelsesdato21-12-2010
  • ISBN139780762760718
  • Forlag Rowman & Littlefield
  • FormatPaperback
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Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt18 g
  • Dybde1,1 cm
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
    book img
    15,2 cm
    22,9 cm

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