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

The Resource Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal
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Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal
Title remainder
the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal
Statement of responsibility
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson ; illustrations by R. Gregory Christie
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Contributor
Illustrator
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Genre
Language
eng
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
  • 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
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.
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
363.28/2/092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages 8-12
Interest level
  • MG
  • MG
LC call number
F697.R44
LC item number
N45 2009eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Reading level
  • 5.2
  • 5.2
Study program name
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
Target audience
juvenile

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