| The True West: Real Stories about Black Cowboys, Women Sharpshooters, Native American Rodeo Stars, Pioneering Vaqueros, and the Unsun Contributor(s): Luong, Wiliam (Illustrator), Lowe, Mifflin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1733633510 ISBN-13: 9781733633512 Publisher: Bushel & Peck Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019956092 |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.2" W x 11" (1.30 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book from the Children's Book Council and National Council for the Social Studies Did you know that the Lone Ranger was likely inspired by a black cowboy? Or that some of the most famous sharpshooters in the West were women? Or how a Native American rodeo star could ride even a buffalo? These are no tall tales In fact, historians estimate that 1 in 4 cowboys were actually black, latino, or Native American-or even women So saddle up for a tour of the Wild West with some of history's most unsung heroes and discover how the great Western story is really everyone's story. |