A rollicking novel about Nat Love an African-American cowboy with a famous nickname Deadwood DickYoung Willie is on the run having fled his small Texas farm when an infamous local landowner murdered his father A man named Loving takes him in and trains him in the fine arts of shooting riding reading and gardening When Loving dies Willie re-christens himself Nat Love in tribute to his mentor and heads west In Deadwood South Dakota Territory Nat becomes a Buffalo Soldier and is befriended by Wild Bill Hickok After winning a famous shooting match Nats peerless marksmanship and charm earn him the nickname Deadwood Dick as well as a beautiful woman But the hellhounds are still on his trail and they brutally attack Nat Loves love Pursuing the men who have driven his wife mad Nat heads south for a final deadly showdown against those who would strip him of his home his love his freedom and his life.
