Negroes in the early West / by Olive W. Burt ; illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund
- Author
- Burt, Olive Woolley, 1894-1981
- Published
- New York : Messner, ©1969.
- Physical Description
- 96 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Additional Creators
- Bjorklund, Lorence F.
- Contents
- Explorers: Estevanico -- York -- Jacob Dodson. Mountain men: James P. Beckwourth -- Edward Rose. Founders of cities: Jean Pointe de Sable -- George W. Bush -- Benjamin "Pap" Singleton. Businessmen: William Alexander Leidesdorff -- Hiram Young. Soldiers: Henry Johnson -- Emanuel Stance -- Clifton Greavfers. Cowboys: Bose Ikard. Women: Mammy Pleasant -- Mary Fields.
- Summary
- Brief biographies of thirteen African American men and two women who were among the first explorers, trappers, soldiers, businessmen, cowboys, and settlers in the "early West."
- Subject(s)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 0671321455
9780671321451 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-92) and index.
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