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Madison Ellis Walker 
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“Gather ‘round Mom, Dad, you youn’ ins, it’s time to tell ya ‘bout ‘nother true story
of the Ole West. Howdy, mah name is Nathaniel Love, but you kin call me Nat,
all mah friends do. I AM AN AMERICAN COWBOY! YEEEHAW!!”Thus begins another exciting storytelling adventure as told by the first and only
African-American cowboy to ever write his own autobiography, Nat Love. “The
Autobiography of Nat Love, AliasDeadwood Dick,” was published in Los Angeles in 1907. Nat, who could ride, shoot, rope and rodeo with the best of theWest (according to his autobiography) also established several truths about the folk heroes we’ve come to know as cowboys, the knights errant of the Great American West. They were not all illiterate, and they were not all white. Now, stepping out of the pages of his adventure filled days on the open range and
exciting nights in the wide open cowtowns, Nat Love returns to titillate, thrill, excite and
inform audiences of all ages about the men and women of color whose major contributions helped make the West what it is today. http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/natlove/natlove.html Madison Walker is the embodiment of Nat Love. His is a professional storyteller, whose love
of poetry, drama, and teaching spans a career of more than 30 years; in theater,
films, broadcasting, and the classroom. Not only does he bring you the look and feel of
Nat Love, American Cowboy, his true tales of the olde west transports you to a West
where Buffalo Soldiers (Black military troops) patrolled the trail; where Bass
Reeves and Willie Kinnard (Black Marshals) kept the peace; where Biddy
Mason and Mary Fields (Black pioneer women) established standards of respect, and where George Monroe (Black Pony Express Rider) delivered the mail (http://www.storyteller.net/tellers/mwalker). “Nat Love Presents...True Tales of the Olde West,” has been a feature attraction at the
End Of Trail World Championship Shooting Competition, Encampment and Old
West Exposition (http://www.sassnet.com/) As an employee of Rio Salado College, he
has entertained students, staff and administrators with historically accurate storytelling.
Additionally, Madison has performed at , Harvest Fair/San Bernadino, California (http://www.harvestfair.net/Entertainers.htm) and in PBS documentaries and on OLN’s “American Shooter,” program (http://www.americanshooter.com/).
This presentation is not delivered in the time-honored passive audience concept. Not
at all. Within moments after the introduction, Nat has either: inducted the
audience as new recruits in the Buffalo Soldiers, or welcomed them to the town
where Mary Fields hauls freight, or conducts an inspection of horses for use on a pony
express run. The audience actively participates in the poems and storytelling.
Thus, historical points are retained by visual, aural, and hands-on-experiences. The best part about “Nat Love Presents...True Tales of the Olde West” is that it is a modular concept. Depending on your organizations objectives (and budget)
the presentation can be customized by length of time, number of living historian
presenters, live props (horses and tack), and presentation collectibles (videos, brochures,
photographs). From a one person, half hour presentation, to a multi-day encampment
with a full “cast of characters,” Nat Love... can deliver a quality performance that will
definitely be remembered. For more information give a holler for “Nat Love Presents...True Tales of the Olde West”
You will be glad you did!
 Further Information Available At
> http://www.arizonaentertainers.com/
> http://www.cascity.com/posseprofiles/natlove/
Contact Information:
Madison Ellis Walker
242 South 74th Way
Mesa, Arizona 85208
Country: USA
Phone: Office: 623-581-8376 Cell: 602-290-1290
Fax: 480-517-8259
E-Mail: madison.walker@riomail.maricopa.edu
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