Black gun, silver star

the life and legend of frontier marshal Bass Reeves

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English language

Published Dec. 17, 2006 by University of Nebraska Press.

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978-0-8032-1338-8
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Factual account of the first black Deputy U.S. Marshal to work for Judge Issiac Parker, the reputed "hanging judge" in Fort Smith, Ark. Bass Reeves was over 6 ft. tall, an expert shot, an acknowledged tracker, and he almost always got his man, no matter how long it took. Bad men avoided him when they could.

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reviewed Black gun, silver star by Arthur T. Burton (Race and ethnicity in the American West)

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I had never heard the story of Bass Reeves, and knowing it now I feel all the poorer for having missed it earlier. He was a truly epic figure, and Art Burton collates what few confirmed stories of his life we have into a stirring sketch of the man. Being constructed of facts alone, it may seem a bit dry to some, but for me, that just made it more immersive.

Subjects

  • Reeves, Bass
  • United States marshals -- Indian Territory -- Biography
  • United States marshals -- Oklahoma -- Biography
  • African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Biography
  • African American police -- Oklahoma -- Biography
  • Frontier and pioneer life -- Indian Territory
  • Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma
  • Outlaws -- Indian Territory -- History
  • Outlaws -- Oklahoma -- History
  • Indian Territory -- Biography
  • Oklahoma -- Biography