Running time 50 minutes.

Frontiersman scout James P. Beckwourth is credited with discovering the most accessible route into northern California in the 1800's known today as the "Beckwourth Pass." Named a chief of the Crow Nation Jim Beckwourth's many feats and accomplishments have gone largely unsung in American history. Who among us grew up reading about the "black Daniel Boone?" A wonderful immersion into the life and character of one of America's best told with wit honesty and great story-telling style. By making obscure but important history come alive this play is a good vehicle for school touring or a way to introduce history in a novel way to classes. By the co-author of the very popular Winning Monologues From The Beginnings Workshop as seen on the Bravo television network.