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1) Paradise sky
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"Young Willie is on the run, having fled his small Texas farm when an infamous local landowner murdered his father. A man named Loving takes him in and trains him in the fine arts of shooting, riding, reading, and gardening. When Loving dies, Willie re-christens himself Nat Love in tribute to his mentor, and heads west. In Deadwood, South Dakota Territory, Nat becomes a Buffalo Soldier and is befriended by Wild Bill Hickok. After winning a famous...
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Born into slavery in 1854, Nat Love grew up to become the most famous African-American cowboy in the Old West. A contemporary (and acquaitance) of Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid, Nat was widely known as an expert roper and driver, a crack shot and a realy Wild West character. In 1907, he published his autobiography, The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick," on which this book is based. -- Jacket flap...