Project Gutenberg 2007-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 159 Love, Nat 1854 1921 The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" Produced by Suzanne Shell, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Life and Adventures of Nat Love" by Nat Love is a historical autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. This work recounts the life story of Nat Love, also known as "Deadwood Dick," exploring his experiences from slavery, through his adventures as a cowboy, to a career as a Pullman porter. The text offers a vivid portrayal of African American life in the "Wild West," emphasizing themes of resilience, freedom, and the harsh realities of frontier life. At the start of the narrative, Nat Love reflects on his early life as a child born into slavery on a plantation in Tennessee, where he learned to fend for himself amid the oppressive conditions faced by his family. He shares humorous anecdotes from his childhood, including a comical episode involving wine that illustrates the innocent mischief of youth. As the story unfolds, he hints at the more serious undertones of his experiences, including the brutality of slavery and the impacts of the Civil War on his life. This opening sets the tone for a heartfelt recounting of overcoming adversity, navigating the tumultuous landscape of post-war America, and embracing a life filled with adventure and trials as he transitions from boyhood to adulthood and the cowboy life that awaits him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- Biography Love, Nat, 1854-1921 African American cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Biography Cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Biography F590.3 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 309511 309491 2024-09-09T10:32:11.940993 2023-09-10T03:39:00.082679 text/html text/html 308908 2021-01-02T16:57:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2001586 2021-01-02T16:57:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2159415 2024-09-09T10:32:18.286989 application/epub+zip 2162041 2024-09-09T10:32:13.787995 application/epub+zip 178316 2024-09-09T10:32:12.670994 application/epub+zip 2343899 2024-09-09T10:32:21.974962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2307552 2024-09-09T10:32:17.405023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350290 2022-09-10T08:28:14.265693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281509 281404 2024-09-09T10:32:11.359016 2023-09-10T03:38:59.466678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 281298 2021-01-02T16:57:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104875 2021-01-02T16:57:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18630 2024-09-09T10:32:22.125941 application/rdf+xml 15458 2024-09-09T10:32:13.049988 image/jpeg 3730 2024-09-09T10:32:12.861003 image/jpeg 2144636 2024-09-09T10:32:12.074025 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog