Black gun, silver star : the life and legend of frontier marshal Bass Reeves / Art Burton.
2008
F697.R44 B87 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
Black gun, silver star : the life and legend of frontier marshal Bass Reeves / Art Burton.
Author
Burton, Arthur T., author.
ISBN
9780803217478 (pbk.)
0803217471 (pbk.)
0803217471 (pbk.)
Published
Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], [2008]
Copyright
©2006
Language
English
Description
xix, 346 pages : maps, illustrations ; 23 cm.
Call Number
F697.R44 B87 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.282092
Summary
Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of "eight notable Oklahomans," the "most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country." That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Bucking the odds ("I'm sorry, we didn't keep black people's history," a clerk at one of Oklahoma's local historical societies answered a query), Art T. Burton sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth-century America-and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era.
Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West.
Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West.
Note
Originally published: 2006.
Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West.
Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Race and ethnicity in the American West.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: Uncovering the History of Black Deputy U.S. Marshals 1
1 The Lone Ranger and Other Stories 11
2 Arkansas Son 19
3 Van Buren and Fort Smith 25
4 On the Trail 32
5 "No Sunday West of St. Louis, No God West of Fort Smith" 56
6 Gunman's Territory 76
7 Hell on the Border 108
8 Trial of the Century 127
9 Back on the Trail 149
10 The Winds of Change 171
11 Land of the Six-Shooter 178
12 Paris, Texas 191
13 Northern District, Indian Territory 209
14 Muskogee Marshal 224
15 A New Century 233
16 Devotion to Duty 240
17 The Invincible Marshal 255
18 A Lawman to the End 273.
1 The Lone Ranger and Other Stories 11
2 Arkansas Son 19
3 Van Buren and Fort Smith 25
4 On the Trail 32
5 "No Sunday West of St. Louis, No God West of Fort Smith" 56
6 Gunman's Territory 76
7 Hell on the Border 108
8 Trial of the Century 127
9 Back on the Trail 149
10 The Winds of Change 171
11 Land of the Six-Shooter 178
12 Paris, Texas 191
13 Northern District, Indian Territory 209
14 Muskogee Marshal 224
15 A New Century 233
16 Devotion to Duty 240
17 The Invincible Marshal 255
18 A Lawman to the End 273.