Nat Love

Afro-American Cowboy Nat Love

"Born a slave, he goes on to be a free man in pursuit of the wildlife on the range. His voice is strong and inspiring, his proud declaration of being an American is infectious!" Nat Love was a Brother and truly a frontier legend of the American West. Whether as a slave, as a cowpoke, and as a railroad porter, he sought to be the best at whatever he set his mind to. He glorifies work and embodies the spirit and sanctity of the individual. He is the quintessential confident, eloquent, and often boastful cowboy.
Love's path crossed several well-known figures of the Wild West, including George Custer, Bat Masterson, Billy the Kid, and Jesse James. While many of his true stories here are written with exaggeration, they are also quite entertaining, full of history, highly enjoyable, and sure to rustle some feathers. To some readers it might be interesting to see the Old West and the cowboy life from the point of view of an African American. They will read that the only mention of racism or prejudice in his life was at the start, when Love talks about plantation life. Apparently, there were several African American cowboys in the Old West, and racism in de cowboy-scene was scarcer than we nowadays think it was. If he dealt with prejudice, he certainly didn't mention it. Notoir Books is a publisher of new old books on topics of esoteric interests, eccentric memoirs, overlooked history, otherworldly stories and distinctive voices. You can visit notoirbooks.com for more.