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  • Bad News for Outlaws

  • The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
  • By: Vaunda Nelson
  • Narrated by: Kevin Free
  • Length: 25 mins

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Bad News for Outlaws

By: Vaunda Nelson
Narrated by: Kevin Free
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Publisher's Summary

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson received the Coretta Scott King Award for her children’s book Almost to Freedom. Here she relays the extraordinary story of Bass Reeves, a lawman in the Old West who escaped slavery to become one of the most successful U.S. Marshals in history.

©2009 Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

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“Here, children can saddle up with a genuine Western hero in a narrative that hits the bull’s-eye.” ( Kirkus Reviews)

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