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[2020]
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English
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"The Compton Cowboys are a group who grew up in the city where Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams were raised; a city portrayed in the media as ground zero for gang violence. But in 1988, with the creation of the Compton Junior Posse, a youth program set on a horse ranch in the middle of Compton, these men and women found a safe space. In this young readers' edition, kids will witness how the Cowboys' lives were shaped by harsh realities. The Cowboys...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From acclaimed authors and historians Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr. comes a thrilling graphic novel based on the true-life adventures of an unforgettable man. Born into slavery in 1854, Nat Love grew up to become the most famous African American cowboy in the Old West. A contemporary and acquaintance of Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid, Nat was widely known as an expert roper and driver, a crack shot, and a real Wild West character....
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"--
13) Paradise sky
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English
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Young Willie is on the run, having fled his small Texas farm when an infamous local landowner murdered his father. A man named Loving takes him in and teaches him to shoot, ride, read, and garden. When his mentor dies, Willie re-christens himself Nat Love in tribute and heads west. In Deadwood, South Dakota Territory, Nat becomes a buffalo soldier and is befriended by Wild Bill Hickok. His peerless marksmanship and charm earn Nat the nickname...
15) Nat Love
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Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A short biography of Nat Love, an African-American cowboy during the 1800s.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Nat Love, the one and only Deadwood Dick of the dime novel era, writes down his version of certain events, straightening out numerous misconceptions raised in the popular and sanitized dime novels. Author Joe R. Lansdale's stories about Nat Love are based loosely on the real Nat Love, who may have told a few windies about his time in the West, but at the same time revealed that African-Americans of that era were not all cooks and custodians. In fact,...
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