Reviews

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories from History by Tricia Martineau Wagner

cael_reads's review against another edition

hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.0

librarylandlisa's review against another edition

3.0

Terrible audio narrator. Good story about some less known figures of the old wild west

clair_d's review against another edition

informative

3.25

lil_hobbit_gal's review against another edition

 I don't know how to rate this because it's a case of "Why did they choose that narrator for this book?" 

kingweirdo's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed learning about these cowboys; the stories are fascinating and they're written in an engaging and entertaining style. My only complaint would be that this feels like it's written with very white liberal hindsight. The cowboys are frequently spoken of approvingly for tolerating racism and persevering through hard work and skill. Slave owners are spoken of as benevolent more often than not. It's a bit uncomfortable.

I listened to this on audiobook, and the narrator was excellent. 

kbrennan0205's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.75

mkw's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

leighmayon's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

hagsalad's review

informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

This book was ultimately fine. It’s written in a more fantastical manner than I expected and mostly tells tales of Black cowboys with a just bit of historical context and discussion for each of them. I was hoping for more of the latter.