“Being a peace officer in Indian Territory [modern day Oklahoma] was rough and dangerous. The area swarmed with horse thieves, train robbers, cattle rustlers, and gunslingers…A lawman’s career could be short–and end bloody.” This was the dangerous life led by Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves, and “it suited him right down to the ground.” Born … Continue reading Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Varunda Micheaux Nelson