Black Cowboys Of Texas
- ISBN-10
- 158544443X
- ISBN-13
- 9781585444434
- Category
- African American cowboys
- Pages
- 361
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-12
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Author
- Sara R. Massey
Description
Offers twenty-four essays about African American men and women who worked in the Texas cattle industry from the slave days of the mid-19th century through the early 20th century.
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