Meet Nat Love

Cowboy and Former Slave

• Author(s): Jane Katirgis, Sarah Penn,
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
• Pages: 32
• ISBN_10: 1978511418
  ISBN_13: 9781978511415
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical , Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage ,

Description:... 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.