Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson with R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)

40 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative sad fast-paced

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Coretta Scott King Author Award  Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi.  Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and t...

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