Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass ReevesU of Nebraska Press, 1 kwi 2008 - 346 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. ø 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. |
Spis treści
Uncovering the History of Black Deputy US 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 Gunmans Territory | 76 |
7 Hell on the Border | 108 |
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 |
Epilogue | 305 |
Appendix | 309 |
8 Trial of the Century | 127 |
9 Back on the Trail | 149 |
10 The Winds of Change | 171 |
11 Land of the SixShooter | 178 |
12 Paris Texas | 191 |
Notes | 313 |
Bibliography | 327 |
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Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Art T. Burton Ograniczony podgląd - 2008 |
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Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves Art T. Burton Ograniczony podgląd - 2022 |
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