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Black Fox is a 1972 Western novel by Matt Braun based on the story of Britt Johnson, a Black Texan who negotiated with Comanche raiders during the 1860s. The historical premise concerns efforts to recover captives taken from Johnson's family. The book belongs to the historical Western genre and focuses on frontier conflict, captivity, negotiation, and the difficult choices faced by its central figure.
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What is Matt Braun's Black Fox about?
Black Fox is a 1972 Western novel by Matt Braun based on the story of Britt Johnson. The plot centers on efforts to recover members of Johnson's family who were taken by Comanche raiders in the 1860s.
Was Britt Johnson a real historical figure?
Yes, the novel draws on the historical Britt Johnson, a Black Texan associated with negotiating with Comanche raiders. Braun turns that historical premise into a Western adventure narrative.
When is Black Fox set?
The story is rooted in the 1860s, during the period associated with the American frontier conflicts and the captivity events involving Johnson's family. The book itself was published in 1972.
Is Black Fox a historical novel or a modern Western?
It is a historical Western that uses a real nineteenth-century premise as the foundation for its fiction. Readers should expect dramatization rather than a documentary account of Britt Johnson's life.
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