Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories from History

by Tricia Martineau Wagner

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762760710
• ISBN13: 9780762760718
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"