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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
It is so impressive to see all the things that Bass Reeves accomplished as a lawman, Hard to imagine someone actually doing all those things and surviving it all, but He did !
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Too bad they couldn't have honored him when he was still alive, instead of waiting so long.
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I had just watched a one hour program about Marshall Bass Reeves Yesterday. Sure one the the legendary US Marshals in the old West ! I have seen things about Him before, seems when He set out after an outlaw they did not escape the law and got to see Judge Parker unless they were stupid enough to draw on Marshal Bass Reeves and wound up dead. On other facts, on one arrest Reeves faced 3 outlaws and shot and killed 2 of them, He arrested the 3rd and brought Him to justice. Marshal Reeves made 3,000 Arrests, more than any other lawman in the old West and had killed 19 outlaws.
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Thought his story was very interesting. Everyone has heard of the legends of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok or Pat Garrett etc, but not Bass Reeves.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
MSgt (Join to see) - True, although His story is no less impressive than any of those but in His time He was sure well known to the outlaws. I have heard of Him though although not to the extent those other lawmen were covered. No movie or TV series about Him that I know of. Seems Bass Reeves would however be a good subject for a movie, there is a lot of material to work with there.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter -
Agreed, I was just thinking the same thing. I watched Gunslingers on AHC just the other day and learned his story. I thought I knew about all the great lawmen of the time but learned I did not. I'm a big Civil War and Western Frontier fan.
Agreed, I was just thinking the same thing. I watched Gunslingers on AHC just the other day and learned his story. I thought I knew about all the great lawmen of the time but learned I did not. I'm a big Civil War and Western Frontier fan.
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