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Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal

Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux (author.). Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- (illustrator.).

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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ISBN: 9780822567646
ISBN: 0822567644
ISBN: 9780329775988
ISBN: 0329775987
Physical Description: print
37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Publisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, ©2009.
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- Most Copies: 4 / 5.0

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General Note:	Includes timeline, list of western vocabulary words, and articles on Judge Isaac C. Parker and the Indian territory that gained statehood as Oklahoma. Reading level: age 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 8-12. Elementary Grade. 860L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.2 0.5. Reading Counts! 5.6. 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.
Awards Note:	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.

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