{"product_id":"black-gun-silver-star-the-life-and-legend-of-frontier-marshal-bass-reeves-paperback","title":"Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur T. Burton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Oklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e, Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves appears as the \"most feared U.S. marshal in the Indian country.\" That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life enslaved in Arkansas and Texas made his accomplishments all the more remarkable. \u003ci\u003eBlack Gun, Silver Star\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 one query), Art T. Burton traces Reeves from his days of slavery to his Civil War soldiering to his career as a deputy U.S. marshal out of Fort Smith, Arkansas, when he worked under \"Hanging Judge\" Isaac C. Parker. Fluent in Creek and other regional 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this new edition Burton traces Reeves's presence in the national media of his day as well as his growing modern presence in popular media such as television, movies, comics, and video games.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt T. Burton\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor of history at South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack, Buckskin, and Blue: African American Scouts and Soldiers on the Western Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack, Red, and Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territory, 1870-1907\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987480183085,"sku":"9781496233424","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZlY3dVU1UGQxRktwUTRxNGVtd0Y3UT09.webp?v=1776178959","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/black-gun-silver-star-the-life-and-legend-of-frontier-marshal-bass-reeves-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}