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Summary:

Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life. Outlaws feared him. As a deputy U.S. Marshal and former slave who escaped to freedom in the Indian Territories, Bass was cunning and fearless. When a lawbreaker heard Bass Reeves had his warrant, he knew it was the end of the trail, because Bass always got his man, dead or alive. He achieved all this in spite of whites who didn't like the notion of a black lawman. For three decades, Bass was the most feared and respected lawman in the territories. He made more than 3,000 arrests, and though he was a crack shot and a quick draw, he only killed fourteen men in the line of duty.

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux , author

Contributors:

Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Bad news for outlaws: the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal [by Nelson, V.M.]

Subjects:

Reeves, Bass — Juvenile literature

United States marshals — Indian Territory — Biography — Juvenile literature

United States marshals — Oklahoma — Biography — Juvenile literature

African Americans — Oklahoma — Biography — Juvenile literature

Freed persons — Oklahoma — Biography — Juvenile literature

Frontier and pioneer life — Oklahoma — Juvenile literature

Outlaws — Indian Territory — History — Juvenile literature

Outlaws — Oklahoma — History — Juvenile literature

Indian Territory — Biography — Juvenile literature

Oklahoma — Biography — Juvenile literature

Picture books for children

Reeves, Bass

United States marshals

African Americans

Freedmen

Frontier and pioneer life

Outlaws

Oklahoma

United States

Oklahoma — Indian Territory

Genres:

Picture books

Biographies

Juvenile works

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Includes timeline, list of western vocabulary words, and articles on Judge Isaac C. Parker and the Indian Territory that gained statehood as Oklahoma.
Coretta Scott King Award, author, 2010
ALA Notable book, 2010
Carter G. Woodson Honor Book, 2010
Golden Kite Honor, 2010
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010
Prairie Pasque Children's Book Award, 2011-2012
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.2 0.5.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.6 3.0 47561.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 0.5 131426.
Accelerated Reader MG 5.2 0.5 131426.

Audience:

Children
Preteens
Ages: 8-12.
860L (source: Lexile)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm

Physical Characteristics:

portrait; illustration

Call Numbers:

J921 R332ne

ISBNs:

9780822567646 (hardcover)
0822567644 (hardcover)
9780761357124 (electronic publication) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2008001188

OCLC Numbers:

191317772