"Cowboy Mike," also known as Michael Searles, a history professor at Augusta State University, recently visited Hog Hammock Public Library to talk about black cowboys and what life was like on the Western Frontier. Did you know that some ranchers liked having ranch hands who could sing? According to Cowboy Mike, singing helped keep the cattle from stampeding.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
"Cowboy Mike"
"Cowboy Mike," also known as Michael Searles, a history professor at Augusta State University, recently visited Hog Hammock Public Library to talk about black cowboys and what life was like on the Western Frontier. Did you know that some ranchers liked having ranch hands who could sing? According to Cowboy Mike, singing helped keep the cattle from stampeding.
