Earlier in the year I had a student who was wanting a western / gunfighter / wild-west kind of book, unfortunately I drew a blank, eventually we did find him an adequate book to check out. But I now have a great recommendation, when I'm faced with that kind of request. This fictionalize account of the slave turned lawman Bass Reeves was a captivating read. Like many I had never heard of Bass Reeves but he certainly earns his place in Western history, I learned lots and enjoyed this 130 page book.
Summary:
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 sherriffs of the frontier, one man stands out as a true hero. Bass Reeves.
He was the most successful 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 honour that he became a legend.
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