Nat Love

Nat Love (June 14, 1854 – February 11, 1921) was an American cowboy and writer active in the period following the Civil War. His reported exploits have made him one of the more famous heroes of the Old West.

Early life Nat Love, (pronounced "Nate") His father was a slave foreman who worked in the plantation's fields, and his mother was the manager of its kitchen. Love had two siblings: an older sister, Sally, and an older brother, Jordan. According to his autobiography, Love fought cattle rustlers and endured inclement weather. He trained himself to become an expert marksman and cowboy, for which he earned from his co-workers the moniker Red River Dick. a reference to a literary character created by Edward Lytton Wheeler, a dime novelist of the day.

Capture and escape quote= Mounted on my horse my ... lariat near my hand, and my trusty guns in my belt ... I felt like I could defy the world.

In 2022, the Denver Art Museum displayed Nat Love, A Cowboy's Life, a comic adaptation of his autobiography, written and drawn by R. Alan Brooks and colored by Lonnie MF Allen.

Film In the television movie The Cherokee Kid (1996), Nat Love is portrayed by Ernie Hudson.

In They Die by Dawn (2013), Love is portrayed by Michael K. Williams.

Jonathan Majors portrayed Nat Love in the film The Harder They Fall (2021).