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Black Cowboys in the American West: On the Range, on the Stage, behind the Badge Paperback – September 22, 2016

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Who were the black cowboys? They were drovers, foremen, fiddlers, cowpunchers, cattle rustlers, cooks, and singers. They worked as wranglers, riders, ropers, bulldoggers, and bronc busters. They came from varied backgrounds—some grew up in slavery, while free blacks often got their start in Texas and Mexico. Most who joined the long trail drives were men, but black women also rode and worked on western ranches and farms.

The first overview of the subject in more than fifty years, Black Cowboys in the American West surveys the life and work of these cattle drivers from the years before the Civil War through the turn of the twentieth century. Including both classic, previously published articles and exciting new research, this collection also features select accounts of twentieth-century rodeos, music, people, and films. Arranged in three sections—“Cowboys on the Range,” “Performing Cowboys,” and “Outriders of the Black Cowboys”—the thirteen chapters illuminate the great diversity of the black cowboy experience.

Like all ranch hands and riders, African American cowboys lived hard, dangerous lives. But black drovers were expected to do the roughest, most dangerous work—and to do it without complaint. They faced discrimination out west, albeit less than in the South, which many had left in search of autonomy and freedom. As cowboys, they could escape the brutal violence visited on African Americans in many southern communities and northern cities.

Black cowhands remain an integral part of life in the West, the descendants of African Americans who ventured west and helped settle and establish black communities. This long-overdue examination of nineteenth- and twentieth-century black cowboys ensures that they, and their many stories and experiences, will continue to be known and told.
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    256 pages
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    University of Oklahoma Press
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    September 22, 2016
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    6 x 0.62 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0806154063
  7. ISBN-13
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“A fine book, Black Cowboys in the American West adds significantly to the history of the American West, cattle ranching history, and African American studies.”—Paul H. Carlson, editor of The Cowboy Way: An Exploration of History and Culture

“Black Cowboys in the American West is a wide-ranging, thoughtful collection of essays that offers readers new insights about African Americans in the West.”—Alwyn Barr, author of Black Texans: A History of African Americans in Texas, 1528–1995

About the Author

Bruce A. Glasrud, Professor Emeritus at California State University, East Bay, and retired Arts and Sciences Dean, Sul Ross State University, is the author or editor of more than thirty books.

Michael N. Searles was Emeritus Professor of History at Augusta University.  Searles was a contributor to Black Cowboys of Texas and, with Bruce Glasrud, coeditor of Buffalo Soldiers in the American West: A Black Soldiers Anthology.

Albert S. Broussard is Professor of History at Texas A&M University and author of numerous books, including Expectations of Equality: A History of Black Westerners.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Oklahoma Press (September 22, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0806154063
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806154060
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.62 x 9 inches
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Miantae Metcalf McConnell

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A descendant of early Montana homesteaders, Miantae Metcalf McConnell’s curiosity was piqued when she discovered tales of a lone black woman, a freighter whose reputation had reached beyond the grave. She believed that the true-life story of Mary Fields’ life would prove to be complex and extraordinary, given the 19th-century mix of frontier inhabitants who held unyielding, and often hostile, points of view. She began a ten-year search for answers.

Combining inherent knowledge of regional history with research finds (official and personal documents, diaries and letters) Miantae composed a comprehensive narrative of Montana’s pioneers of diverse ethnic origins, treasure seekers, and native Americans. This chronicle is the most accurate and intimate biography of Mary Fields’s frontier life and legacy.

Midwest Book Review states, “Deliverance Mary Fields will delight readers who look for a blend of accurate historical facts, hard-hitting drama, and realistic scenes powered by a feisty protagonist whose values and concerns become part of the social changes sweeping the nation.”

If you would like to learn more about Mary Fields and Montana pioneer residents from Deliverance Mary Fields, 1885 to 1914, visit www.miantaemetcalfmcconnell.com or www.huzzahpublishing.com where you can: check the calendar for author presentations and book signings, sign up for discounts and news and learn about upcoming book releases.

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Miantae lives near the Rocky Mountains in Montana’s big sky country. Her Montana pioneer ancestors include the Metcalf and Dowling families, both of whom held long-term political careers in Montanan nineteenth and twentieth-century politics.

During research for Deliverance Mary Fields, McConnell discovered documentation that enabled USPS to verify Mary Fields as the first African American woman star route mail carrier in the United States. She also located the voter registration ledger that includes Mary Fields’s registration, and thus, establishes her as the first person of color to register for the vote in Cascade, Montana.

See the Amazon page for Deliverance Mary Fields by Miantae Metcalf McConnell to read the book description: how the story begins in 1885.

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After fifty years, a new look at the black cowhands, male and female.
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my husband's the historian. He likes it.
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If you do not like academic books. This is a hard pass. I'm use to reading academic books and articles but I was looking for a "layman's history" tone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Collection of Essays Pertinent to Cowboy Fans Everywhere
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From the deep dive into slave culture and the impact that African American slaves had on the wild west and their origin of the word "cow boy" showcases the western lifestyle for its true authenticity.
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Susan Gallagher
5.0 out of 5 stars She seems very happy.
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My daughter's dissertation research book. She seems very happy.
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