Blacks Conquer the West
Blacks Conquer the West
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They participated, like the rest of the nation, in the colonization of the "wild" lands of the West, between clearing, Indian wars and the search for gold. But not in exactly the same way as the others: perceived as different, by the Indians as by the whites, the blacks of the American West were pioneers, adventurers and entrepreneurs in their own right and on the margins all at once, never quite recognized, never quite excluded, sometimes slaves and free in the same state... But it was in this adventure that part of their identity and their later demands for equal rights were forged.
This book brings to life astonishing figures: trappers and guides integrated among the Indian tribes who often adopted them and recognized them as leaders, soldiers enlisted, by choice or by force, in the service of the Northern army, cowboys respected by their white counterparts, businessmen, founders of cities, women too, present at all levels and all stages of this adventure...
Blacks were an integral part of this Frontier civilization, and helped build a mythical West, first the Promised Land, then El Dorado, and finally an economic power.
Yet no book has been devoted in French to this crucial part of contemporary American history.
This book brings to life astonishing figures: trappers and guides integrated among the Indian tribes who often adopted them and recognized them as leaders, soldiers enlisted, by choice or by force, in the service of the Northern army, cowboys respected by their white counterparts, businessmen, founders of cities, women too, present at all levels and all stages of this adventure...
Blacks were an integral part of this Frontier civilization, and helped build a mythical West, first the Promised Land, then El Dorado, and finally an economic power.
Yet no book has been devoted in French to this crucial part of contemporary American history.
