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This is our 5th episode of our Deep Dive into Bass Reeves. We have been talking about Bass Reeves for what? A month now? And we still have so much more to discuss!

This week, we will talk about Bass’s encounter with Ben Billy, take a quick glance at him arresting a future Deputy Marshal, some tragedies in his personal life, the Bandit Queen’s son and the last major change of Bass’s career.

Join me on Patreon, episode 6 is now available and I released an episode a couple weeks ago on the First Stagecoach Robbery in United States History!! Thank you everyone for their support!

Sources for this episode;

o Black Gun, Silver Star by Art. T. Burton

o https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bassreeves/

o https://www.cowboysindians.com/2023/12/the-real-bass-reeves/

o https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bass-Reeves

o https://biographics.org/bass-reeves/

o https://allpoetry.com/poem/18127336-Bass-Reeves--Cowboy-Marshal--by-ZZ-Tom

o https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/ethj/article/2699/&path_info=3_Paris_is_Burning_Lynching_and_Racial_Violence_in_Lamar_County.pdf

o https://www.legendsofamerica.com/robert-christian-outlaw/

o https://www.legendsofamerica.com/will-black-jack-christian/

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Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.

Bass had already begun receiving notoriety and was in the papers constantly, some bad, but mostly good, him arresting criminals and bringing them in by the wagon loads but also some drama.

This week, we will look into the Tom Story Gang, him getting a new boss, start diving into the chaotic year of 1890 and finish with Bass Reeves, not being perfect.

Episode 5 is now available on Patreon, I appreciate y'all for your support! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Sources for this episode;

o Black Gun, Silver Star by Art. T. Burton

o https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bassreeves/

o https://www.cowboysindians.com/2023/12/the-real-bass-reeves/

o https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bass-Reeves

o https://biographics.org/bass-reeves/

o https://www.legendsofamerica.com/jacob-yoes/

o https://ramblingbob.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/ned-christie-cherokee-outlaw-cont/

o https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=CH061#:~:text=Ned%20Christie's%20resistance%20ended%20on,killed%20him%20on%20November%203.

o https://www.okhistory.org/images/research/IT.4.1889.pdf

§ 1889 Indian Territory

o https://www.vintagebentonville.com/slaying-of-deputy-marshall-dan-maples-in-1887-still-unsolved.html#gsc.tab=0

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Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.

This is our 3rd episode of our Deep Dive into Bass Reeves. Last week, we talked about some of the early years as a US Deputy Marshal, a horse race he was involved in, some work drama and his shootout with Jim Webb.

This week, we are going to talk about the history of the Fort Smith jail, his encounter with an Indian Medicine man, some more arrest, his friendship with Belle Starr and the murder of his cook.

Part 4 is now available on Patreon, as always, I greatly appreciate y'alls support!

Sources for episode;

o Black Gun, Silver Star by Art. T. Burton

o https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bassreeves/

o https://www.cowboysindians.com/2023/12/the-real-bass-reeves/

o https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bass-Reeves

o https://biographics.org/bass-reeves/

o https://www.nps.gov/fosm/learn/historyculture/reforming-the-hell-on-the-border-jail.htm#:~:text=The%20Fort%20Smith%20jail%20completed,of%20the%20building%20became%20burdensome.

o https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/frontier-lawman-deputy-u-s-marshal-bass-reeves/

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