As one of the most famous black heroes of the Old West, Nat Love documents his own life from a plantation slave to a well-known cowboy of the American West to a porter on a Pullman car. The original cover page read: ÒThe Life and Adventures Of Nat Love Better Known In The Cattle Country As ÔDeadwood DickÕ ÑBy HimselfÑ A True History of Slavery Days, Life On The Great Cattle Ranges And On The Plains Of The ÔWild And WoollyÕ West, Based On Facts, And Personal Experiences Of The AuthorÓ.