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Title: Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves

Subtitle: Race and Ethnicity in the American West Series #1

Author: Art T. Burton

Narrator: Ron Butler

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-23-15

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 45 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Deputy US Marshal Bass Reeves appears as one of "eight notable Oklahomans", the "most feared US marshal in the Indian country". That Reeves was also an African American who had spent his early life as a slave in Arkansas and Texas makes his accomplishments all the more remarkable. 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 a query), Art T. Burton sifts through fact and legend to discover the truth about one of the most outstanding peace officers in late 19th-century America - and perhaps the greatest lawman of the Wild West era. Fluent in Creek and other Southern 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.

A finalist for the 2007 Spur Award, sponsored by the Western Writers of America, Black Gun, Silver Star tells Bass Reeves' story for the first time and restores this remarkable figure to his rightful place in the history of the American West.

Members Reviews:

inspiring story and insightful

The performance was great in that it immerses you in the story. Sometimes get lost with the

list of names, but the audible book was a great inspiring listen. It really gets the metal movie going. The book gets one thinking about all the American History that isn't taught.

Loved it

This is American history untold in American schools. Not only was the story of US Marshall Bass Reeves dynamic and inspiring but the period and location of his story is very revealing. From the sad transition through slavery to Plessy and legal segregation via "separate but equal" and the lost of Indian land into the State of Oklahoma the listener is sitting in a classroom of a story untold.

I highly recommend this audio and it's great narration by Ron Butler even if you're not looking to understand the true American story.

Bass Reeves

the audiobook was excellent. The narration was easy to listen to and entertaining. rest in peace bass Reeves.

Indian Territory Hero

Bass Reeves was a true hero in the Indian territory. A faithful, honest, fearless, dedicated deputy US Marshall. Well done, good narrative.

Too Heavy On Details

This book reads like a Bass Reeves case file. It's unfortunate that information on this legendary character is limited. There are many cases where Bass made a simple arrest, without incident, that are highlighted in excruciating detail.

Good information about his story and the highlights of his life are in here, but it is mostly scattered in the rambling, banal minutae of the list of every single case the author could find Bass tied to. A large part of this book reads more like an exhaustive reference than a good story.

This was probably the authors intention, at least in part, since information on Bass is scattered and so hard to come by.