Meet Nat Love: cowboy and former slave / Jane Katirgis and Sarah Penn.
Material type: TextSeries: Introducing famous AmericansPublisher: New York : Enslow Publishing, [2020]Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781978511408
- 197851140X
- 9781978511385
- 1978511388
- 9781978511392
- 1978511396
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | Love, N. K19 | Available | 33111009688587 |
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.