Black Frontiers : A History of African American Heroes in the Old West (Hardcover)

From an informative text by expert Lillian Schlissel, young readers can learn about amazing contributions that African Americans made to the settling of the Old West, and see vintage photos of black Americans both at work and at home. "Black 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.