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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
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English
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"African American George Fletcher loved horses from an early age. When he unfairly lost the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up to a white man, the outraged audience declared him "people's champion"--Provided by publisher.
2) High rider
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English
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"From a South Carolina slave to one of the most successful ranchers in Canadian history, John Ware was known for his incredible strength of character and sheer force of will"--Page [4] of cover.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Gabriel Lynch, an African-American teenager who has moved with his mother from New York to live on his stepfather's Kansas homestead, brings serious trouble down upon himself and his family when he leaves the farm to join a group of cowboys who turn out to be a gang of criminals.
4) Paradise sky
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English
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Young Willie is on the run, having fled his small Texas town when an infamous local landowner murdered his father. A man named Loving takes Willie in and trains him in the fine arts of shooting, riding, reading, and gardening. When Loving dies, Willie rechristens himself Nat Love in tribute to his mentor and heads west. In Deadwood, South Dakota Territory, Nat becomes a buffalo soldier and a friend to Wild Bill Hickok. After Nat wins a famous shooting...
5) Wagontongue
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As a slave, Isaac Jefford went to war and saved the life of his master, Major Lytton. As a free man, Isaac became one of the major's top cowhands, respected-but never totally accepted-by fellow cowboys: when they gathered around the fire to eat their dinner, Isaac took his food and sat on the wagontongue alone. When Pete Runyan, a bitter southerner, joins the crew, Isaac has to swallow his rage more than once. But then Pete and Isaac are assigned...
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The word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses—men lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. White men, as Hollywood remembers them. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts: the black cowboys who made up one-fourth of the wranglers and rodeo riders. This book tells their story.
When the Civil War ended, black men left the Old South in large numbers
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Here, Nat Love, the one and only Deadwood Dick, writes down his version of certain events, straightening out numerous misconceptions raised in the popular and sanitized dime novels. Though his version varies considerably from the numerous volumes of adventures attributed to him, his true story, with perhaps a bit of exaggeration, is no less fascinating or exciting.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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 US Marshall west of the Mississippi; and Bob Lemmons, a cowboy famous for his ability to tame mustangs."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"When Nat Love was born into slavery in Tennessee, his family worked on a tobacco plantation. But he longed to see the world and soon became a talented horse rider. At the age of fifteen, he left his family and headed to Dodge City, Kansas. As a young cowboy in America's Wild West, Love broke wild horses and won shooting contests. Young readers will delight in learning about the adventures of this African American cowboy. A timeline, sidebars, and...
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"A powerful symbol of self-reliance, strength, and determination, the Black cowboy is a figure commonly overlooked in the histories of the American West. Held annually in cities across the United States, the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo (BPIR) honors the historic accomplishments of Black cowboys and fosters a vibrant community dedicated to continuing that legacy. Bay Area photographer Gabriela Hasbun has spent more than a decade photographing this...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Here, Nat Love, the one and only Deadwood Dick, writes down his version of certain events, straightening out numerous misconceptions raised in the popular and sanitized dime novels. Though his version varies considerably from the numerous volumes of adventures attributed to him, his true story, with perhaps a bit of exaggeration, is no less fascinating or exciting.
15) Nat Love
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
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English
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True or False: After Nat Love became a cowboy, he never gave up riding the trails. False! After many years as a cowboy, Nat saw that railroads were connecting towns across the country. He wanted to keep up with the times. In 1889, Nat quit the cowboy life. He began working on trains instead.
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In Compton, California, ten black riders on horseback cut an unusual profile, their cowboy hats tilted against the hot Los Angeles sun. They are the Compton Cowboys, their small ranch one of the very last in a formerly semirural area of the city that has been home to African-American horse riders for decades. To most people, Compton is known only as the home of rap greats NWA and Kendrick Lamar, hyped in the media for its seemingly intractable gang...
19) Black cowboys
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Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates the history of the African American cowboys who played an integral part in the building of the American West.
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