Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws, and that later fought in the Spanish American War. Includes historical note.
year: 2006
call number/section: 1000
subjects: african american soldiers, juvenile fiction, african americans, fiction, soldiers, historical fiction, west (u.s.), history, 1860-1890, fiction, western stories