The Buffalo Soldier

by Sherry Garland

Book Overview

Freed slaves who headed West to start careers in the army after the Civil War were nicknamed buffalo soldiers by the Cheyenne Indians because of their hair and their displays of strength. A buffalo soldier's account of the bravery and courage of the Tenth Calvary during the Indian wars and the Spanish-American War.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589803914
• ISBN13: 9781589803916
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6