Cowboy Charlie: The Story of Charles M. Russell Book

Young Charles Russell wanted to be a cowboy, so just two weeks shy of his sixteenth birthday, the determined Charlie boarded a train heading to the frontier. There, in 1880, in the land of buffalo, Indians, and open prairie, Charlie found his home. And there he became a painter-but not just any painter. Today Charles M. Russell is considered one of the greatest artists of the American West and one who opened its door to so many.

Young Charlie has a dream--to go west, to be a cowboy. Two weeks shy of his 16th birthday, Charlie is on a train to the frontier. There, in 1880, Charlie finds his home and becomes a painter--but not just any painter. Today Charles M. Russell is considered one of the greatest artists of the American West, opening the door to so many. Full color.