My heroes, my people
My heroes, my people: African Americans and Native Americans in the West Ruth Katcher, Morgan Monceaux (Illustrator)
Publisher: New York : Frances Foster Books, 1999.
ISBN: 0374307709
Summary:
Presents brief portraits of an assortment of African Americans,
Native peoples, and men and women of mixed heritage who played roles
in the history of the American West.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63) and index.
The legends: Montezuma --Fur trade: Jim Beckwourth - The Bongas
--Cowboys: Nat Love - Ned Huddleston - Ben Hodges --Criminals and
lawmen: Crawford Goldsby - Rufus Buck Gang - Bass Reaves -- Dt
Stagecoach driver: George Monroe --Women: Biddy Mason - Clara Brown -
Mary Fields - Luticcia Parsons Butler - Elvira Conley - Mail-Order
Bride - Cathy Williams --Buffalo soldiers: Moses Williams --Native
Americans: Outina - John Horse - Little Raven - Ely Parker - Red
Cloud - Sitting Bull - Standing Bear - Kintpuash - Chief Joseph -
Cochise - Geronimo --African Americans and native Americans united:
Edmonia Lewis - John Taylor and Kitty Cloud - Diana Fletcher -
Juanita --Rodeo: Bill Pickett.
Book Details:
Language: eng
Physical Description: 63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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