Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux.

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.

9780822567646 (reinforced) 0822567644 (reinforced)

1299467 QBI Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

2008001188


Reeves, Bass--Juvenile literature.


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.

F697.R44 / N45 2009

363.28/2/092 B