| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Copyright Info -- Western Words -- Timeline/Further Reading And Websites -- More About Judge Isaac C. Parker/More About Indian Territory -- About The Research/Selected Bibliography -- Author's Note Finding Bass -- Back Flap -- Back Cover. |
| Summary |
Outlaws feared him. Law-abiding citizens respected him. 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. The true story of former slave Bass Reeves, is the story of a remarkable African American hero of the Old West. |
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This biography profiles the life of Bass Reeves, a former slave who was recruited as a deputy United States Marshal in the area that was to become Oklahoma. |
| Audience |
860 Lexile. |
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860L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 0.5 131426 |
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Accelerated Reader MG 5.2 0.5 131426 |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
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Coretta Scott King Award, author, 2010. |
| Audience |
Ages 8-12. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 5.2 0.5 |
| Summary |
Retells the life of Bass Reeves, a former slave who became a deputy U.S. Marshal in the Indian Territory and was exceptional at tracking down fugitives and bringing them to justice. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Reeves, Bass -- Juvenile literature.
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Reeves, Bass.
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Reeves, Bass. |
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United States marshals -- Indian Territory -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States marshals -- Oklahoma -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Freedmen -- Oklahoma -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma -- Juvenile literature.
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Outlaws -- Indian Territory -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Outlaws -- Oklahoma -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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United States marshals -- Indian Territory -- Biography.
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United States marshals -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
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Freedmen -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma.
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Outlaws -- Indian Territory -- History.
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Outlaws -- Oklahoma -- History.
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African Americans. |
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Freedmen. |
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Outlaws. |
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United States marshals. |
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Indian Territory -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Oklahoma -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Indian Territory -- Biography.
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Oklahoma -- Biography.
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Oklahoma. |
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Oklahoma -- Indian Territory. |
| Genre |
Picture books for children.
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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History.
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Juvenile works.
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Picture books.
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| Added Author |
Christie, R. Gregory, 1971- illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Bad news for outlaws Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, c2009 9780822567646 (DLC) 2008001188 (OCoLC)191317772 |
| ISBN |
9780761357124 : $18.65 |
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0761357122 : $18.65 |
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