The Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers
- ISBN-10
- 0785794913
- ISBN-13
- 9780785794912
- Series
- The Forgotten Heroes
- Category
- African American soldiers
- Pages
- 174
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-01
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
- Author
- Clinton Cox
Description
Recounts the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments, comprised of African American soldiers recruited to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans.
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- 2005-05-01
- 320 pages
- Ebook
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- 2005-05
- 338 pages
- Paperback
- Macmillan
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