My heroes, my people : African Americans and Native Americans in the West

Monceaux, Morgan. (Author). Katcher, Ruth. (Added Author).

Summary: Presents brief portraits of an assortment of African Americans, Native peoples, and men and women of mixed heritage who played roles in the history of the American West.

Record details

ISBN: 0374307709
ISBN: 9780374307707
Physical Description: print
63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Frances Foster Books, 1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Contents: The legends: Montezuma - Pocahontas - Toussaint L'Ouverture -- The fur trade: Jim Beckwourth - The Bongas -- The cowboys: Nat Love - Ned Huddleston - Ben Hodges -- Criminals and lawmen: Crawford Goldsby - The Rufus Buck gang - Bass Reaves -- The stagecoach driver: George Monroe -- The women: Biddy Mason - Clara Brown - Mary Fields - Luticcia Parsons Butler - Elvira Conley - A mail-order bride - Cathy Williams -- Buffalo soldiers: Moses Williams -- Native Americans: Outina - John Horse - Little Raven - Ely Parker - Red Cloud - Sitting Bull - Standing Bear - Kintpuash - Chief Joseph - Cochise - Geronimo -- African Americans and Native Americans united: Edmonia Lewis - John Taylor & Kitty Cloud - Diana Fletcher - Juanita -- The rodeo: Bill Pickett.