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Jim Beckwourth's father was a Virginia plantation owner and his mother was one of the slaves on the plantation, so Jim was raised as a slave. At about age nine his father freed him from slavery. in his post-teen years he spent years exploring the western wilderness and became one of the best known mountain men as well as a favoirte chief of the crows.Demund, Tom is the author of 'From Slave to Superstar of the Wild West The Awesome Story of Jim Beckwourth', published 2007 under ISBN 9780978690403 and ISBN 0978690400.
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