Meet Nat Love: cowboy and former slave /
Katirgis, Jane,
Meet Nat Love: cowboy and former slave / Jane Katirgis and Sarah Penn. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm. - Introducing famous Americans .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Looking for adventure -- Becoming a cowboy -- Brave and strong -- Retired cowboy life.
"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 primary sources add even more depth to this easy-to-read title."--Provided by publisher.
Grades 3-5.
9781978511408 197851140X 9781978511385 1978511388 9781978511392 1978511396
2018060040
Love, Nat, 1854-1921 --Juvenile literature.
African American cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Meet Nat Love: cowboy and former slave / Jane Katirgis and Sarah Penn. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm. - Introducing famous Americans .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Looking for adventure -- Becoming a cowboy -- Brave and strong -- Retired cowboy life.
"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 primary sources add even more depth to this easy-to-read title."--Provided by publisher.
Grades 3-5.
9781978511408 197851140X 9781978511385 1978511388 9781978511392 1978511396
2018060040
Love, Nat, 1854-1921 --Juvenile literature.
African American cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Cowboys--West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.