Search results
Nat Love (June 14, 1854 – February 11, 1921) was an American cowboy and writer active in the period following the Civil War. His reported exploits have made him one of the more famous heroes of the Old West.
Aug 22, 2023 · Nat Love, the former slave turned Old West cowboy, lived a colorful life during a pivotal time in U.S. history, but it was his knack of storytelling that made him one of the Old West’s most memorable cowboys.
Feb 17, 2022 · Though much of what we know about Nat Love comes from his own autobiography — filled, naturally, with Wild West bravado — his narrative remains a fascinating account of life as a Black cowboy. It’s even more incredible than the fictional Nat Love’s plotline in the Western The Harder They Fall.
In 1907, Nat Love published his autobiography, The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as “Deadwood Dick,” a tale that tended to take on the epic proportions more noted in the many “dime novels” of the time.
Nov 3, 2021 · Riding at the center of The Harder They Fall is the outlaw Nat Love, played with a smoldering intensity by Jonathan Majors. Majors’ Love engages in petty thievery and seeks revenge on a man who...
The life and adventures of Nat Love : better known in the cattle country as "Deadwood Dick" by himself : a true history of slavery days, life on the great cattle ranges and on the plains of the "wild and woolly" West, based on facts, and personal experiences of the author, by Nat Love, 1854 - 1921.
May 9, 2022 · Nat Love, African American cowboy who claimed to have won the name of Deadwood Dick in South Dakota, 1876, by virtue of his roping talent. Full length photo with lariat and saddle.
Summary. Nat Love, the son of enslaved parents Sampson Love and a mother whose name is unknown, was born in June 1854, on Robert Love's plantation in Davidson County, Tennessee. After Emancipation, Nat Love's parents remained on the plantation as sharecroppers.
Jun 27, 2018 · Nat Love (1854-1921), African American champion cowboy known as Deadwood Dick, was famous for his great skill as a range rider and cattle-brand reader. Nat Love was born a slave on a plantation near Nashville, Tenn., in June 1854.
Nov 17, 2007 · Born the son of slaves in Davidson County Tennessee in 1854, Nat Love grew up during the turbulent Civil War and Reconstruction era. Rare for African Americans born enslaved in that era, Love learned to read and write as a child. In 1869 he left Tennessee and moved west to Texas.
Related searches
