| The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553494295 ISBN-13: 9780553494297 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Born into slavery, Bass Reeves became the most successful U.S. Marshal of the Wild West. Though the laws of his country enslaved him and his mother, when he became a free man he served the law with such courage and honor that he became a legend. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Biographical - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Westerns |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 950 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 4.24" W x 6.86" (0.18 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 107902 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born into slavery, Bass Reeves became the most successful US Marshal of the Wild West. Many "heroic lawmen" of the Wild West, familiar to us through television and film, were actually violent scoundrels and outlaws themselves. But of all the sheriffs of the frontier, one man stands out as a true hero: Bass Reeves. He was the most successful Federal Marshal in the US in his day. True to the mythical code of the West, he never drew his gun first. He brought hundreds of fugitives to justice, was shot at countless times, and never hit. Bass Reeves was a black man, born into slavery. And though the laws of his country enslaved him and his mother, when he became a free man he served the law, with such courage and honor that he became a legend. |