Black pioneers : images of the Black experience on the North American frontier / John W. Ravage.

Author/creator Ravage, John W., 1937-
Format Book
Publication InfoSalt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxxi, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction: moving westward and northward -- Early imagery -- Black Westerners in White mythology -- Warriors and soldiers -- Cowhands and ranch hands -- Women of the west -- The adventurers -- To the coast -- Plains states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska -- Desert and mountains: Arizona, Utah, Nevada -- Points north: Alaska, the Pacific northwest -- "Haole 'Ele 'Ele" in Owhyhee -- Follow the drinkin' gourd -- The Utendale/Shaw/Boyd trek north.
Local noteLittle-305287--305131010896.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-217) and index.
LCCN 97033416
ISBN0874805465 (cloth : alk. paper)