Born a slave in Tennessee, Nat Love was just 15 years old when he rode into the raw cowboy town of Dodge City, Kansas, in 1869, yet he was already a skilled bronco buster with a strong natural talent for roping and shooting. He became known as Deadwood Dick, Champion Roper and Best Shot of the Western Cattle Country. Told as a fast-paced, action-filled story that reads like fiction -- but isn't -- this excellent book helps fill the void of information about the role of African Americans in the Old West.Born a slave in Tennessee, Nat Love was just 15 years old when he rode into the raw cowboy town of Dodge City, Kansas, in 1869, yet he was already a skilled bronco buster with a strong natural talent for roping and shooting. He became known as Deadwood Dick, Champion Roper and Best Shot of the Western Cattle Country. Told as a fast-paced, action-filled story that reads like fiction -- but isn't -- this excellent book helps fill the void of information about the role of African Americans in the Old West.