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Americas Black West, part 2


© Mary Trotter Kion
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To learn more about African Americans, on the Internet, who helped settle the west, and some that didn't help, please see:

James Beckwourth http://www.utahhistorytogo.org/beckwourt...

The Life and Adventures of Nat Love http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/africam...

Bill Pickett http://www.famoustexans.com/billpickett....

Black Cowboys and Cowgirls http://cyberrodeo.com/guysgals/blkcowboy...

Two George Washingtons http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/wash... This interesting article concerns two African Americans, both names George Washington, who traveled west.

THE WILD WILD WEST HAS ARRIVED AT SUITE 101 UNIVERSITY

To get in on the action check out these two courses: THE GREAT AMERICAN WEST, 1861 to 1876, http://www.suite101.com/course.cfm/17161...

BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN, 1872 to 1876 http://www.suite101.com/course.cfm/17638...

Sources for this article are:

Bonner, T.D. The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth. University of Nebraska Press Edition, 1972.

Complete Reference Collection, The. Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 The Learning Company, Inc. Compton's Complete Reference Collection, CD-Rom.

Fifer, Barbara. Vicky Soderberg. Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark. Montana Magazine Publishers, 1998.

Kelly, Charles. Dale L. Morgan. Old Greenwood. Talisman Press, Georgetown, California, 1963.

Laycock, George. The Mountain Men. Outdoor Life Books, Sedgewood Press, New York, 1988.

River, Celeste. A Mountain in His Memory: The Unpublished Story of Frank Lindermen and The Rocky Boy Band of Cree and Chippawa in Montana. 1990.

Wright, Mike. What They Didn't Teach You About the Wild West. Presidio Press, Inc. Novato, California, 2000.

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2.   Feb 26, 2004 1:04 AM
In response to message posted by jerrib:

Hi Jerri,
And thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.
Mary ...


-- posted by lastword


1.   Feb 20, 2004 9:39 AM
Always enjoy your historical writing, Mary. Thanks for the picture of these famous folks.

-- posted by jerrib





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