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Meet Nat Love: cowboy and former slave / Jane Katirgis and Sarah Penn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Introducing famous AmericansPublisher: New York : Enslow Publishing, [2020]Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781978511408
  • 197851140X
  • 9781978511385
  • 1978511388
  • 9781978511392
  • 1978511396
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Looking for adventure -- Becoming a cowboy -- Brave and strong -- Retired cowboy life.
Summary: "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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography Love, N. K19 Available 33111009688587
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

When Nat Love was born into slavery in Tennessee, his family worked on a tobacco plantation. 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 depth to this easy-to-read narrative.

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.

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