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Author : Patricia Crone
Release : 1980
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 402/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Slaves on Horses by : Patricia Crone
Download or read book Slaves on Horses written by Patricia Crone. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explanation of the Muslim phenomenon of slave soldiers, concentrating on the period AD 650-850.
Author : Katherine C. Mooney
Release : 2014-05-19
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 42X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Race Horse Men by : Katherine C. Mooney
Download or read book Race Horse Men written by Katherine C. Mooney. This book was released on 2014-05-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America’s first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run—until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs.
Author : Alison Hart
Release : 2013-07-16
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 523/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gabriel's Horses by : Alison Hart
Download or read book Gabriel's Horses written by Alison Hart. This book was released on 2013-07-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1864 Kentucky, an enslaved boy dares to pursue his dream of becoming a jockey. Twelve-year-old Gabriel loves to help his father—one of the best horse trainers in Kentucky—care for the thoroughbred racehorses on Master Giles's farm until the violence of war disrupts their familiar daily routine. When Gabriel's father enlists in a Colored Battalion, Gabriel is both proud and worried. But his father's departure brings the arrival of Mr. Newcastle, a white horse trainer with harsh, cruel methods for handling both horses and people. Now it is up to Gabriel to protect the horses he loves from Mr. Newcastle and keep them safely out of the clutches of Confederate raiders. In this first book in the Racing to Freedom trilogy, Alison Hart explores the complex relationships of the Civil War in a gripping work of historical fiction. The result is a gripping story that vividly brings to life the danger and drama of a time when war and issues of race and freedom divided the country. Background historical material and photos are included.
Author : Julius Lester
Release : 2021-09-28
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 184/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Black Cowboy, Wild Horses by : Julius Lester
Download or read book Black Cowboy, Wild Horses written by Julius Lester. This book was released on 2021-09-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Lemmons is famous for his ability to track wild horses. He rides his horse, Warrior, picks up the trail of mustangs, then runs with them day and night until they accept his presence. Bob and Warrior must then challenge the stallion for leadership of the wild herd. A victorious Bob leads the mustangs across the wide plains and for one last spectacular run before guiding them into the corral. Bob's job is done, but he dreams of galloping with Warrior forever to where the sky and land meet. This splendid collaboration by an award-winning team captures the beauty and harshness of the frontier, a boundless arena for the struggle between freedom and survival. Based on accounts of Bob Lemmons, a formerly enslaved person, Black Cowboy, Wild Horses has been rewritten as a picture book by Julius Lester from his story "The Man Who Was a Horse" in Long Journey Home, first published by Dial in 1972.
Author : Brown
Release : 1855
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Book Synopsis Slave Life in Georgia by : Brown
Download or read book Slave Life in Georgia written by Brown. This book was released on 1855. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
