Bad News for Outlaws
The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

Bass Reeves was an American law enforcement officer. He was the first Black deputy U.S. marshal working in Indian Territory which is known as Oklahoma today. Bass had quite the reputation and just hearing his name used to instill fear in the outlaws'. Bass was a lawman first that even when he had to......more

I thought this was a very informative book about the life of Bass Reeves, a United States Deputy Marshall for 3 reasons. 1) I had never heard of this man, and when I finished reading the book I felt like I learned everything I needed to know. The book isn’t over powering with information, but it rec......more

As the size of the book and his portrait suggest, Bass Reeves was larger than life. Born into slavery in 1838, he escaped from his owner during the Civil War and headed off for Indian Territory, where he lived with and was sheltered by Indians. After the war, he bought a farm, married, and "true to......more

This short story for 3rd -7th grade level readers is a wonderful slice of little known history. From slavery to Marshall, this is the story of Bass Reeves, one of the best law enforcement officers in the Western Territory. This story is a wonderfully informative account of someone who should be bett......more

Biography – Juvenile Fiction Summary: Maintaining an infallible integrity and sense of character, Bass Reeves, U.S. Marshal in the Indian Territories from 1875 to 1907, (eventually to become Oklahoma) arrests over 3000 men and women in creative ways to establish peace in extremely unlawful areas. He......more