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1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 35 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Allyson Johnson. |
| Summary |
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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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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African American cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
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African American cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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African Americans -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Ranch life -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Rodeos -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Wild west shows -- History -- 19th century.
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| Added Author |
Johnson, Allyson.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781666141399 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666141399 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14586115 |
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