Black Heroes of the Wild West

ISBN-10
1713708973
ISBN-13
9781713708971
Series
Black Heroes of the Wild West
Category
African American cowboys
Pages
59
Language
English
Published
2020
Publisher
Toon Books
Author
James Otis Smith

Description

""Black Heroes of the Wild West" celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black historical figures in the Old West: Mary "Stagecoach" Fields, a cardplaying coach driver; Bass Reeves, the first black Deputy S Marshall west of the Mississippi; and Bob Lemmons, a cowboy famous for his ability to tame mustangs"--

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