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

List of Illustrations viii Foreword xi Acknowledgments xvii 1. Introduction: Uncovering the History of Black Deputy U.S. Marshals 1 2. The Lone Ranger and Other Stories 11 2. Arkansas Son 19 3. Van Buren and Fort Smith 25 4. On the Trail 32 5. "No Sunday West of St. Louis, No God West of Fort Smith" 56 6. Gunman's Territory 76 7. Hell on the Border 108 8. Trial of the Century 127 9. Back on the Trail 149 10. The Winds of Change 171 11. Land of the Six-Shooter 178 12. Paris, Texas 191 13. Northern District, Indian Territory 209 14. Muskogee Marshal 224 15. A New Century 233 16. Devotion to Duty 240 17. The invincible Marshal 255 18. A Lawman to the End 273 Epilogue 305 Appendix 309 Notes 313 Bibliography 327 Index 333