My Heroes, My People: African Americans and Native Americans in the West
By Unknown Author.
Description
An artist's look at how the West was won by some -- and lost by others. This unique album introduces readers to African Americans and Native Americans who had a role in the westward expansion of the United States, as fur traders, stagecoach drivers, cowboys, soldiers, nurses, mail-order brides, and tribal chiefs. Through Morgan Monceaux's striking portraits (executed in oil pastels, paint, markers, and collage) and the accompanying biographical sketches and historical notes, readers meet some of the men and women -- black and red -- whose names have come down to us through legend ...
ISBN(s)
0374307709, 9780374307707
