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Black Pioneers
Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier
by John W. Ravage
ISBN: 0874807417
ISBN-13: 9780874807417
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr
Published date: 2002
Size: 6.25 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Pages: 286
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Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experiences on the North American Frontier
Ravage, John W
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah, 2002. (1st thus). Trade Paperback. FINE. As new. "nearly 200 archival photographs to demonstrate that the work and experiences of African American politicians, soldiers, doctors, ranchers, deputies, nannies, midwives, and miners was crucial to westward expansion and to the development of the communities in which they lived...challenges our stereotypes of the West's population, presenting rare images of a more diverse frontier than we might have otherwise imagined." ISBN: 0874807417. ( more information) Offered by Rainy Day Paperback Exchange (United States)
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Black Pioneers: Images of the Black Experience on the North American Frontier
John Ravage
University of Utah Press, 2002-07-22. Paperback. Very Good. Withdrawn Library copy with customary markings; No writing within text; Sealed in protective Polybag.Shipping upgrades available. Contact us immediately (we ship within hours.) ( more information) Offered by Southeastern Book Brokers (United States)
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