Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Wagner, Tricia Martineau

Black cowboys of the Old West : true, sensational, and little-known stories from history Tricia Martineau Wagner. - Guilford, Connecticut TwoDot, c2011. - xviii, 179 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Includes Index and Bibliography

Ride 'em cowboy : Jesse Stahl -- This side of the law : Isom Dart -- Never shirked a duty : Bose Ikard -- An unusually adventurous life : Nat Love -- Horse whisperer : Robert Lemmons -- Bulldogger extraordinaire : Bill Pickett -- Top hand at the XIT : Jim Perry -- Good-bye old paint : Charley Willis -- I will do my best : Daniel Webster Wallace -- Riding into history : George McJunkin.

Profiles ten African American cowboys from nineteenth-century history detailing their lives and achievements in the American West.

9780762760718 (pbk.) 0762760710 (pbk.)

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African American cowboys--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
African American cowboys--West (U.S.)
Ranch life--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
Rodeos--History--West (U.S.)--19th century.
Wild west shows--History--19th century.

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