The forgotten heroes
Subtitle: the story of the Buffalo Soldiers
By: by Clinton Cox.
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: United States. Army -- African American troops -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th; United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th; African Americans -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; African American soldiers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature; Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1866-1895 -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- History -- 19th century; African American soldiers -- History -- 19th century; West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Recounts the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments, comprised of African American soldiers recruited to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-174) and index.