the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, deputy U.S. marshal Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux creator Christie, R. Gregory 1971- illustrator text New York Scholastic 2009 First Scholastic printing , January 2011 monographic 44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations , 28 cm . 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. Z 860 Lexile Z Raz-Plus Vaunda Micheaux Nelson ; illustrations by R. Gregory Christie United States marshals Indian Territory Biography Juvenile literature United States marshals Oklahoma Biography Juvenile literature African Americans Oklahoma Biography Juvenile literature Freedmen Oklahoma Biography Juvenile literature Frontier and pioneer life Oklahoma Juvenile literature Outlaws Indian Territory History Juvenile literature Outlaws Oklahoma History Juvenile literature United States marshals Indian Territory Biography United States marshals Oklahoma Biography African Americans Oklahoma Biography Freed persons Oklahoma Biography Frontier and pioneer life Oklahoma Robbers and outlaws Indian Territory History Robbers and outlaws Oklahoma History F697.R44 363.282092 9780545342551 DLC 20240321121859.0 3580 eng