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Nat Love, 1854-1921
Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick," by Himself; a True History of Slavery Days, Life on the Great Cattle Ranges and on the Plains of the "Wild and Woolly" West, Based on Facts, and Personal Experiences of the Author.
Los Angeles, Cal.: s.n., 1907.

I Rope a Narrow Gauge Engine, my Lariat Settled Gracefully Around
the Smokestack and my Trained Horse Set Himself for the Shock,
but the Engine Set Both Myself and my Horse in the Ditch

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