"This Old West
Black American
​grit and ingenuity is
American history."

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Cheers to James Otis Smith for a rave review from The New York Times!

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"The second chapter opens with another photo collage, this one including cowgirls of color. Next to it is a photographic portrait of the impeccable Bass Reeves, the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi, with his handlebar mustache."

"The comics devoted to Reeves’s
daring trickery are the book’s
​most engaging, and further
dismantle the white cowboy myth."

READ THE WHOLE REVIEW HERE!

Black Heroes of the Wild West
now included in our Literacy Pack: 
5 Paperbacks for $40

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ORDER IT HERE!
ORDER THE PACK!


And for the BEST kind of JOY:
scenes from James Otis Smith's virtual book tour in Austin, TX


How the book was made...

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James capturing his own photo of 4th grade students...

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A lesson in drawing horses using circles and triangles...

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and students showing off their own work!

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Special thanks to teacher Kellen Blankenship for making it all happen!


If you are interested in a virtual book tour visit, please contact us HERE​.