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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN-100689833156
ISBN-139780689833151
eBay Product ID (ePID)1145330
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlack Frontiers : a History of African American Heroes in the Old West
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), History / United States / State & Local, People & Places / United States / African American, General, History / United States / General, History / United States / 19th Century, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, History / General
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorLillian Schlissel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight9.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
Grade FromFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal978
Grade ToSixth Grade
SynopsisBlack Frontiers chronicles the life and times of black men and women who settled the West from 1865 to the early 1900s. In this striking book, you'll meet many of these brave individuals face-to-face, through rare vintage photographs and a fascinating account of their real-life history., Black Frontierschronicles the life and times of black men and women who settled the West from 1865 to the early 1900s. In this striking book, you'll meet many of these brave individuals face-to-face, through rare vintage photographs and a fascinating account of their real-life history., Meet the black men and women who settled the Old West in this striking nonfiction middle grade book. From 1865 to the early 1900s, brave black people headed west in search of a new life on their own and with their families. Scouts and mountain men explored the unfamiliar terrain, miners panned for gold, and families homesteaded on the Great Plains. Black people were soldiers, business owners, and cowboys. These true stories from history are accompanied by rare photographs so young readers can meet these incredible individuals face-to-face.