Tom Three Persons: Legend of an Indian Cowboy

by Hugh A. Dempsey

Tom Three Persons became a successful rancher at a time when Canadians did not expect Indians to succeed. His even greater claim to fame was in the rodeo arena--at the first Calgary Stampede in 1912 he won a world championship in bronc riding, and was the only Canadian to achieve a championship in any major event at the stampede. He became a hero, took up calf roping, and inspired generations of Blood Indians to success in the rodeo arena. But there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1895830087
• ISBN13: 9781895830088
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: UBC Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.