The Buffalo Soldier

The Buffalo Soldier
ISBN-10
1589803914
ISBN-13
9781589803916
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Pelican Publishing
Author
Sherry Garland

Description

Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws, and that later fought in the Spanish American War. Includes historical note.

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