Holt and the Cowboys
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Book Overview
Holt Collier is best known as the guide who
led President Roosevelt on the historic bear hunt that resulted in the naming
of the Teddy bear. In his younger days, Holt's adventures were extremely risky.
From his days as a scout in the Civil War to the time he helped break up a gang
of Mississippi River pirates, he always had a thirst for high adventure. And he
always knew how to handle the danger.
Holt and the Cowboys is the story of a Mississippi-born slave
who finds himself on the Texas prairie after the Civil War. Befriended during
the war by famous general and later Texas governor, "Sul" Ross, he is
sent to work on a ranch outside of Austin. He overcomes the prejudice of the
other cowboys through his determination and his gift for breaking horses,
making him a legendary cowboy.
Young readers will find a valuable lesson in tolerance to be gained from
Holt and the Cowboys . Just as the cowboys learned not to judge a
person or his abilities because of race, children will see the benefit in
recognizing everyone's individual potential.
This is Jim McCafferty's second book about the legendary bear hunter from
Mississippi. His first work, Holt and the Teddy Bear, recounted
the story of Holt and the president that inspired a national phenomenon and
folk art with the Teddy bear. McCafferty lives in Jackson, Mississippi with his
wife and three children. He is an award-winning outdoors writer and
photographer, and much like the character he writes about, McCafferty is an
avid hunter and fisherman.
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