Bones Hooks : pioneer Negro cowboy /

Bruce Todd chronicles the life of Matthew 'Bones' Hooks, who broke down racial barriers as one of the first black cowboys to work with whites as a ranch hand, and who used his uncommon charm to gain the support of the wealthy to provide resources for the poor. Born in northeast Texas in 18...

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Main Author:	Todd, Bruce G (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Company, 2005.
Subjects:	Hooks, Bones, > 1867-1951. Hooks, Bones, > 1867-1951 African American cowboys > Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) > Biography. Cowboys > Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) > Biography. African American pioneers > Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) > Biography. Frontier and pioneer life > Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) Ranch life > Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) > Biography. African Americans > Texas, West > Biography. Cowboys noirs américains > Pecos, Vallée de la (N.-M. et Tex.) > Biographies. Cowboys > Pecos, Vallée de la (N.-M. et Tex.) > Biographies. Pionniers noirs américains > Pecos, Vallée de la (N.-M. et Tex.) > Biographies. Vie au ranch > Pecos, Vallée de la (N.-M. et Tex.) Pecos, Vallée de la (N.-M. et Tex.) > Biographies. Noirs américains > Texas (Ouest) > Biographies. African American cowboys. African American pioneers. African Americans. Cowboys. Frontier and pioneer life. Ranch life. West Texas. United States > Pecos River Valley. Cowboy Pecos-River-Tal Schwarze. Biographies.
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by Todd, Bruce G.
Published 2005

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