Black pioneers : images of the Black experience on the North American frontier / John W. Ravage.
| Author/creator | Ravage, John W., 1937- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xxi, 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 note | Little-305287--305131010896. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-217) and index. |
| LCCN | 97033416 |
| ISBN | 0874805465 (cloth : alk. paper) |