Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories from History Wagner Tricia Martineau
Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories from History Wagner Tricia Martineau The word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses--men lassoing…
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Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories from History Wagner Tricia Martineau
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. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts: the black cowboys who made up one-fourth of the wranglers and rodeo riders. White men, as Hollywood remembers them.
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. This book tells their story. 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