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Black Frontiers: A History Of African American Heroes In The Old West

ISBN-10: 0689833156
ISBN-13: 9780689833151
 Author: Schlissel, Lillian
 Interest Level: 4-7
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: February 2000
Copyright: 2000
Page Count: 80

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Interest Level

Grades 4-7

Reading Level

Lexile: 1090L
 Accelerated Reader Level: 6.8
 Accelerated Reader Points: 2.0
 Grade Level Equivalent: 5

Booksource Subjects

BISAC Subjects

Afro-American pioneers; West (U.S.); History; Juvenile literature

Afro-American pioneers; West (U.S.); History; Juvenile literature

Afro-American pioneers; West (U.S.); History; Juvenile literature

Description
Photographs and pictures dating from 1852 to 1948 show black frontiersmen prospecting for gold, riding bucking broncos, and serving in the military. The author also covers three courageous African American women: Stagecoach Mary, Mary Ellen Pleasant, and Biddy Mason.