Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, And Little-Known Stories From History

di Tricia Martineau Wagner (Autore)

Rowman & Littlefield, 2010

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.

• Autore: Tricia Martineau Wagner
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 200 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 18 gr.
• EAN: 9780762760718

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