COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS

They Came In Every Color!

The American West was so much more than John Wayne and Marlboro men. In truth, it was a diverse melting pot of every race, religion, gender, and ancestry. In The True West, you'll meet some of these incredible heroes, like:

• Bass Reeves: One of the greatest lawmen of the Wild West. He arrested over 3,000 criminals and likely inspired the Lone Ranger.
• Nat Love: A fantastic rodeo star who became a legend in books and movies.
• Mamie Hafley: The incredibly courageous woman who dived off a five-story tower into a pool of water on the back of her horse.
• Jackson Sundown: The Native American star who not only rode bulls and horses but buffalo as well.
• Annie Oakley: A small woman who became a big celebrity and could shoot playing cards held sideways at thirty paces!
• Stagecoach Mary Fields: The six-foot-two-inch ball of fire who let nothing stop her from doing her work and delivering the mail—not even a pack of wolves.
• Bill Pickett: The black cowboy who invented "bulldogging"—bringing down bulls by biting the on the lip—and later became a move star.
• Cathay Williams: The woman who joined the US Army—as a man!
• Fox Hastings: The trick rider who could stand on the back of a pony at full speed.

Plus the Buffalo Soldiers, the Mexican charreadas, Wild Bill Hickok, Chinese railroad workers, and much, much more!

From the back of the book