"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. ... James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally monumental horses and humans. ... A champion indeed."?Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The true ta…
"African American George Fletcher loved horses from an early age. When he unfairly lost the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up to a white man, the outraged audience declared him "people's champion"--Provided by publisher.
"African American George Fletcher loved horses from an early age. When he unfairly lost the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up to a white man, the outraged audience declared him "people's champion"--Provided by publisher. It was plain as the ears on a mule that George Fletcher was born to…