Bad news for outlaws : the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal /
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson ; illustrations by R. Gregory Christie.
- Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, c2009.
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Ages 8-12.
A Junior Library Guild selection Coretta Scott King Award, author, 2010.
United States marshals--Biography--Juvenile literature. African Americans--Oklahoma--Biography--Juvenile literature. Freedmen--Oklahoma--Biography--Juvenile literature. Frontier and pioneer life--Oklahoma--Juvenile literature. Outlaws--History--Juvenile literature. Coretta Scott King Award--Author--2010.
Indian Territory--Biography--Juvenile literature. Oklahoma--Biography--Juvenile literature.