num_pages: 160
description: 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
language: English
title: The Journal of Joshua Loper: A Black Cowboy, The Chisholm Trail, 1871
titlecomplete: The Journal of Joshua Loper: A Black Cowboy, The Chisholm Trail, 1871 (My Name Is America)
genres: Historical, American, United States, Westerns, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 331
places: Texas, Oklahoma
series: My Name Is America
publisher: Scholastic Inc.