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Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal / Vaunda Micheaux Nelson ; illustrations by R. Gregory Christie.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, ©2009Description: 37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • Age: Preteens
  • Educational level: Middle school students
  • Educational level: School children
ISBN:
  • 9780822567646
  • 0822567644
  • 9780329775988
  • 0329775987
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • A Junior Library Guild selection
  • 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.
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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography REEVES, B. N431 Available 33111009666278
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Coretta Scott King Author AwardRead about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi.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. Law-abiding citizens respected him. As a peace officer, he 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. Born into slavery in 1838, Bass had a hard and violent life, but he also had a strong sense of right and wrong that others admired. When Judge Isaac Parker tried to bring law and order to the lawless Indian Territories, he chose Bass to be a Deputy US Marshal. Bass would quickly prove a smart choice. 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. The story of Bass Reeves is the story of a remarkable African American and a remarkable hero of the Old West.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

Includes timeline, list of western vocabulary words, and articles on Judge Isaac C. Parker and the Indian territory that gained statehood as Oklahoma.

A Junior Library Guild selection

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.

Ages 8-12.

Reading level: age 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.2 0.5.

Elementary Grade.

Reading Counts! 5.6.

860L Lexile.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.6 3.0 47561.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 0.5 131426.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 0.5.

Accelerated Reader MG 5.2 0.5 131426. ACIC

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