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The journal of Joshua Loper : a Black cowboy Cover Image Book

The journal of Joshua Loper : a Black cowboy / by Walter Dean Myers.

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014 (Author).

Summary:

In 1871 Joshua Loper, a sixteen-year-old black cowboy, records in his journal his experiences while making his first cattle drive under an unsympathetic trail boss.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0590026917
  • Physical Description: 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Joshua Loper is a fictional character created by the author"--T.p. verso.
Includes one fold-out map of the Chisholm trail across Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas in 1871 in back of book.
Target Audience Note:
1000L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5 4 31189.

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Subject: African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Genre: Western fiction.

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