Wild West Deep Dives
Wild West Deep Dives explores the captivating tales of sharpshooters, gunslingers, trailblazers, fur trappers and significant events from the western frontier. I aim to present the truth while celebrating the legendary figures and stories that define the essence of the Wild West. Well, let's get into shall we!
Wild West Deep Dives
Bass Reeves Part 7
Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives.
This is our 7th episode of our deep dive into Bass Reeves, there will be one more episode next week and that’ll be the final one! These next two will be shorter episodes, sort of like the Seth Bullock series, I don’t want to rush the conclusion and I’d rather do 2 shorter ones then a long one and rush to the end.
This week, we will be talking about Bass’s reappointment, more racial tensions, talk about some other Black Deputy US Marshals, an attempt on Bass’s life and finish with the largest shootout in Muskogee History.
As always, join me on Patreon, the FINAL episode is now available!
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/T_Stich
o https://www.dimelibrary.com/post/bass-reeves
§ Photo from 1907 in Muskogee, Bass Reeves far left
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