The Conquest: The Story of a Negro Pioneer (Bison Book) (Bison Book S.)

by Learthen Dorsey (Introduction), Oscar Micheaux (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  1994

  $28.70

  Born on a small farm near Cairo, Illinois, one of 13 children, Oscar Devereaux leaves home to work in the stockyards. After saving $2,500, Devereaux goes to South Dakota and buys land. He plows and sows and sweats, and by the age of 25 has reaped an estate worth $20,000. This novel portrays the aspirations and struggles of a black homesteader.