Black Gun, Silver Star
University of Nebraska Press (Verlag)
978-0-8032-1338-8 (ISBN)
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of "eight notable Oklahomans," the "most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country." That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. Bucking the odds ("I'm sorry, we didn't keep black people's history," a clerk at one of Oklahoma's local historical societies answered a query), Art T. Burton sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late nineteenth-century America-and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era. Fluent in Creek and other southern Native languages, physically powerful, skilled with firearms, and a master of disguise, Reeves was exceptionally adept at apprehending fugitives and outlaws, and his exploits were legendary in Oklahoma and Arkansas. A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves's story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West.
Art T. Burton is a professor of history at South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois. He is the author of Black, Buckskin, and Blue: African American Scouts and Soldiers on the Western Frontier and Black, Red, and Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territory, 1870-1907.
List of IllustrationsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Uncovering the History of Black Deputy U.S. Marshals1. The Lone Ranger and Other Stories2. Arkansas Son3. Van Buren and Fort Smith4. On the Trail5. "No Sunday West of St. Louis, No God West of Fort Smith"6. Gunman's Territory7. Hell on the Border8. Trial of the Century9. Back on the Trail10. The Winds of Change11. Land of the Six-Shooter12. Paris, Texas13. Northern District, Indian Territory14. Muskogee Marshal15. A New Century16. Devotion to Duty17. The Invincible Marshal18. A Lawman to the EndEpilogueAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex
Reihe/Serie | Race & Ethnicity in the American West |
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Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, map |
Verlagsort | Lincoln |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 726 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8032-1338-7 / 0803213387 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8032-1338-8 / 9780803213388 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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