Bob - I was fortunate enough to be in that audience when you told this story and received a well deserved standing ovation (I was standing too). The volunteers at the Three Rivers Museum in Muskogee have been holding this annual Bass Reeves History Conference for a number of years now - I was even able to meet a couple of Bass Reeves' relatives a few years back. The work they do is very important and your comments mean a lot to them and to the history of the man. I hope future historians and filmmakers hear your perspective and heed your words. Thank you for documenting your speech - I enjoyed it as much the second time! Well done!
@@willstorm8331 "Bass is a stalwart negro, fifty years of age. weighs one hundred and eighty pounds, stands six feet and two niches in his stockings, and fears nothing that moves and breathes." from: Indian Territory, Descriptive, Biographical and Genealogical by D. C. Gideon, 1901. On April 25, 1884, the Fort Smith Elevator reported" Deputies Reeves and Wilson came in Wednesday with the following prisoners: James Geeson, assault with the intent to kill; Eleck Bruner,....etc"" Wilson married Bridget Kelly, the daughter of James Kelly and Anne Scully, on February 25, 1886 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Kelly family had come from Ireland
Bob, it was such a pleasure having you in Muskogee for our Bass Reeves Western History Conference. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm for our favorite hometown hero. It is a pleasure to lead the tour and see how interest in Deputy Reeves grows each year.
The story of Bass Reeves is one of my favorites and he should be remembered and honored as a great American hero. I really hope that Hollywood doesn't taint his story.
"Bass is a stalwart negro, fifty years of age. weighs one hundred and eighty pounds, stands six feet and two niches in his stockings, and fears nothing that moves and breathes." from: Indian Territory, Descriptive, Biographical and Genealogical by D. C. Gideon, 1901. On April 25, 1884, the Fort Smith Elevator reported" Deputies Reeves and Wilson came in Wednesday with the following prisoners: James Geeson, assault with the intent to kill; Eleck Bruner,....etc"" Reading the newspaper reports of Bass Reeves printed when he was alive, you'd think we'd get a story about Bass Reeves and his young Irish or Native American partner bringing in dangerous killers and other lawbreakers. Instead Paramount gave us this fictional Billy Crow Mr. Sundown crap that never happened and wasn't compelling as the real life story.
Hi Bob! I had originally heard the story about Bass Reeves watching the Gunslingers episode about him. I was so taken aback by him and his integrity. He since then has been a hero of mine. I was crying watching you through this video. Thank you so very very much for sharing this!
There will be no more Bass Reeves out there. Based o the information you provided, I am becoming more and more enticed getting into the True West ERA. Loved 🥰 your talks and you are one of the best story teller ever! Thank you for sharing. Retired from Pahrump Nevada
I believe Mr. Bell is the best Old West storyteller I have ever listened to. I love his stories and his delivery. Mark Twain would have enjoyed these stories as well. Kudos and honors to Mr. Bell. May you keep giving us the truth of the time.
Yeah, Bob, I was on that bus ride, too. We both already knew the story, of course, but still, hearing it "first person" like that was pretty emotional. Thanks to Jonita and the whole committee for a wonderful experience.
What I loved about Mr Reeves was the fact that him being a black man he was able to use people's perceived ignorance of him to his advantage such as serving warrants to people when they thought he as a black man was slow and couldn't read I found that very deceptive and clever and that cleverness helped him greatly.
@@firebird_spleen4190 yes and many where equal to white men people just twisted history what I was saying is how he used people's wrong impression on him to his advantage. He reminds me of the show columbo he played dumb to make people feel superior and by the time people find out the truth they had already ruined themselves
Great video Mr. Bell wish we didn't have to wait so long for new ones, good thing we have old west podcasts and such, hope to meet you again at tombstone this weekend thanks again for your care and YOUR humanity preserving the old west for us much RESPECT Sir.
Love to listen to you Bob and see the enthusiasm on the old west outlaws and lawmen. I've been studying the deputy us marshals and outlaws of the Indian territory a long time and have been researching Bass and other Deputy Marshals. And yes,,,no research is complete without reading Mr Art Burton's books,,such as Black Gun and Silver Star and Black Red and Deadly. Very good reading. Love your TRUE WEST and love your enthusiasm!
I wanted to go to Muskogee but it was too rich for my budget. Reeves is an amazing man. He arrested his own son. Is that tough enough for you? I'd give you 2 thumbs up if I could. Another unsung deputy was Eli Hickman "Heck" Bruner... Bruner's graveyard is in the Vinita Cemetery and he buried a number of his resisting targets there - also where the most prolific but unknown bank robber of 1900-35 era is buried - "Kaiser Bill" Goodman
Next month we start working on the 2023 Bass Reeves Conference. Hope to see you be able to add it to your budget. Follow us on facebook. facebook.com/BassReevesConference
Great story. I was born in Muskogee and grew up there. No one ever mentioned the name, Bass Reeves in all the years I lived there. And BTW, I was there in the Civic Center when Merle Haggard recorded, "Live From Muskogee, Oklahoma." Great job, Bob!
Thanks so much for sharing the video. What a testimony for Bass Reeves. Shame most people will never know what all he did and what he stood for. I always enjoy your videos.
Great story, Bob! I wish more people in our country could see the humanity in other people and stop focusing so much on differences. We are more alike than different and he was an exceptional man, especially for the time in which he lived.
Sir, it was a pleasure to meet you and shake your hand at Fort Gibson State Historic Site. Keep up the great work Darren Vermillion Historical Interpreter Fort Gibson SHS
It is of great value that the history of the old west has a voice that doesn't come from the flash of Hollywood or the bias of the press that has existed since the first printing press was built. No, this teller of tales does his homework. Homework that other sources would might say , be futile and pointless , just to arrive at the understood popular narrative. To feel the air in the locations , and to taste the dust from the streets that bore these great stories of old, is an integral part of being the best historian in this business. The business of telling the truth when telling the stories, of who we once were and how we became the country that we are now. Thank you
Bob great story. I have felt for several years that Bass was probably the greatest marshall of the old west. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves. And on another note you being excited about being where Merl haggard was is how some of us feel about you.
I am so glad to have stumbled onto this channel. I was reading True West, Real West, Frontier Times, and all the others back in the 60s. True treasure and that genre followed as an overlap. I cowboyed in South Dakota on the old T bar A along Antelope Creek just outside of Mission SD. I met many oldsters who had worked the ranches at the turn of last century. I watched the west of myth die. The airplane and the four wheelers made those old broncs another pet. The BIA and the state started milking the summer leases on the breaks of the White River. Nobody drives the herds to summer pastures, taking three days to cover less than forty miles, what with newborns and birthing. I remember purposely stampeding the herd through St Francis, up on the flat above the river. Racing through backyards, ducking clotheslines, chased by a hundred dogs, the cattle wide eyed and running like the Devil was setting their tails on fire. The chasing and cussing and barking and bucking was a thrill a teenager never forgets. Yeah, I have a tie to yesteryear. To look at me now, with my uncertain gait, and shaking hands, you dont see that high hat, and and $50 lariat with a $100 saddle, all on a $40 horse. But every picture has a story. Edit to add: I now live 30 miles south of Fort Smith, in that part of the world that produced Belle Starr and Blue Duck. We have a new US Marshall's Museum in Ft. Smith where Bass Reeves is prominent, along with Judge Parker. (I once had to go to court in Greenwood, Arkansas for a failure to appear, the judge was Waylon Parker, Isaac Parker's nephew. ) It's more than worth a visit, after which you can visit our fine bordello.
WOW! Thank you Bob! That’s a wonderful triumph to Bass Reeves! INTEGRITY! Making his community better, one arrest at a time for 32 years. I can’t help but think that Danzel Washington would be a great actor to play him IF they can get the script right.
Wow, I was moved as you were and many others. Wonderful bringing that human element to us, sir. Just recently found your site and now I check daily for new videos and watch the older pieces by you. Excellent site!
It's hard to imagine how much hatred and prejudice Bass Reeves had to overcome during his career. Fearless doesn't quite say it. Perhaps the greatest Old West lawman.
When I read the title of this video I knew which arrest you would be talking about. I didn't realize that Bass Reeves would not live to see his son released from prison.
I have heard of Bass Reeves. It's someone interesting that The lone ranger story was based off of him as I've heard from sources. Some Frontier historians say that too because of what he did including of bringing in the Bandit Queen Belle Starr. Y'all got to admit that is pretty cool that the Bandit Queen was caught by him and brought in to face trial.
I'm proud to live in Strawn, TX where I live 2 blocks from the make believe Main Street of Checotah, OK where they just filmed part of the new 1883 spin-off about the life of Bass Reeves! I can hardly wait to see it 😊.
Hi Bob, props to you in digging out the facts and interesting details. My grandfather was a western author, Eugene Lafayette Cunningham. He wrote fiction mainly, working at providing realism along with the action the audience wanted. He also w2 non fiction books, Triggernometry and Gypsying Through Central America. I’m thinking he would love your show. I’m curious if you have read Triggernometry .
Back in the late sixties I lived in Van Buren Arkansas for a couple of years. There was a old man on Main Street that had a junk shop. One day he showed me a saddle bag that he claimed belonged to Belle Starr It was a very fancy tooled Saddlebag with her name on it. I have always wondered over the years whatever happened to it I could have bought it from him cheap but declined I hope it made its way into the Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum
Woohoo !! Muskogee Oklahoma its not much to look at. Robbers Cave isn’t that far from it. Belle Stars grave isn’t that far either. TSA La Gi Cherokee village is around the corner and down the road a bit.
For the same reasons, why isn’t Heck Thomas or John Hughes more of a big deal? Heck Thomas had the record for bringing in the most criminals at one time: or the lone Star Ranger, John Hughes.
It's long past time to have a movie made about him. Unfortunately knowing Hollywood they'll completely screw it up and make his story mostly fictional, with over-the-top violence and huge bright-orange explosions every 15 minutes.
My love for the old west came from my grandfather who came put of the old west and shared some stories from Elgin Kansas. He was,a bar tender,gambler,broke horses,was,not a gun fighter but extremely fast with a gun. He carried a 32.20 revolver. When l was young My Father took my Grandfather,Brother,my x Grandfather's best friend,and my Great Uncle to Elgin Kansas that was,called Bloody Elgin.. The livery was at that time still standing with the prices on the wall . I saw where Moffit Shot Brian, where a man pulled a gun on my Grandfather over a girl. The saloon that Grandpa worked in was now a vacant lot, across the street was the Elgin Hotel that was,also a vacant lot. But at least l saw where over a gambling dispute man by the name of Leighee shot Bob Register. When Sheriff Gid Coffee was called to the seen Bob Register Shot and killed Sheriff Gid Coffee. I wanted to return there this year . I understand the town is more of,a ghost town than what l saw. So,far have not gone back due to gas prices . I understand they have a cultural center there that has pictures. I would like to see if my Grandfather's picture is there, his saloon, or a picture of the Elgin Hotel. When the gun fight took place Grandfather was,working in the saloon across the street and went over to the hotel to see what was,going on. Grandfather was the eye witness to the shooting of Brian and,had to go to court. Remember when Grandfather told me the vigilant committee was the best thing that ever happened to the old west,and he and Grandmother got into an argument over the matter . Santford Craig. 4436 East Woodrow Place Tulsa Oklahoma 74115. AKA The Ark City Kid
It is my theory that Bass Reeves was the inspiration for Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. First, I want to thank Masada Ayoob for bringing Bass Reeves to me. Between the book and the movies, there are an exceptional number of details shared by Reeves and Cogburn. Moreover, there are certain details in True Grit that make no sense unless you add the racial element. The hostility directed at a freed slave marshal might explain why the girl in True Grit grew to be such a bitter woman.
I’m correct in assuming that you already knew of the arrest of the son by Marshall Reeves (I mean….you’re the True West Mag guy!) SLR (no relation….I’d likely fib and attempt it were it not for my slightly lighter skin tone ;-) )
It's my understanding Bass Reeves was as good with a gun as any lawman. Those dumb enough to resist (not many) ended up dead. His reputation got around and his target might run, but very few went to gun on him.
Arresting 3000 criminals ???? Did he arrest a whole city ? He also murdered a cook didnt he ? How did he survive all that in a time they shot/ambushed/murdered you for being black ? He tracked the most dangerous, why did they never track him (as the Earps were shot out of Tombstone, Masterson was killed, etc...) ?
THE BAHAMAS says that BASS REEVES is like ABRAHAM who obeyed the (GOD's) Law to sacrifice (arrest) his son because he had faith in a higher authority. Jus sayin
Bob - I was fortunate enough to be in that audience when you told this story and received a well deserved standing ovation (I was standing too). The volunteers at the Three Rivers Museum in Muskogee have been holding this annual Bass Reeves History Conference for a number of years now - I was even able to meet a couple of Bass Reeves' relatives a few years back. The work they do is very important and your comments mean a lot to them and to the history of the man. I hope future historians and filmmakers hear your perspective and heed your words. Thank you for documenting your speech - I enjoyed it as much the second time! Well done!
Now that is a person worthy of a good movie. Obviously a man of honor and integrity.
A good accurate movie would be awesome. I've seen a couple but they are sensational but not in an accurate way.
@@willstorm8331 "Bass is a stalwart negro, fifty years of age. weighs one hundred and eighty pounds, stands six feet and two niches in his stockings, and fears nothing that moves and breathes." from: Indian Territory, Descriptive, Biographical and Genealogical by D. C. Gideon, 1901.
On April 25, 1884, the Fort Smith Elevator reported" Deputies Reeves and Wilson came in Wednesday with the following prisoners: James Geeson, assault with the intent to kill; Eleck Bruner,....etc""
Wilson married Bridget Kelly, the daughter of James Kelly and Anne Scully, on February 25, 1886 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Kelly family had come from Ireland
Bob, it was such a pleasure having you in Muskogee for our Bass Reeves Western History Conference. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm for our favorite hometown hero. It is a pleasure to lead the tour and see how interest in Deputy Reeves grows each year.
The story of Bass Reeves is one of my favorites and he should be remembered and honored as a great American hero. I really hope that Hollywood doesn't taint his story.
"Bass is a stalwart negro, fifty years of age. weighs one hundred and eighty pounds, stands six feet and two niches in his stockings, and fears nothing that moves and breathes." from: Indian Territory, Descriptive, Biographical and Genealogical by D. C. Gideon, 1901.
On April 25, 1884, the Fort Smith Elevator reported" Deputies Reeves and Wilson came in Wednesday with the following prisoners: James Geeson, assault with the intent to kill; Eleck Bruner,....etc""
Reading the newspaper reports of Bass Reeves printed when he was alive, you'd think we'd get a story about Bass Reeves and his young Irish or Native American partner bringing in dangerous killers and other lawbreakers. Instead Paramount gave us this fictional Billy Crow Mr. Sundown crap that never happened and wasn't compelling as the real life story.
One of my favorite stories I've heard you tell.
One of the legends of law. Hands down a one man mind changer in his day and a gentle but brave and determined soul..
Bass Reeves was all about making his community better. Arresting his son was all about sacrifice and integrity. Not many who could meet his measure!
As a father, it's heartwarming/heartbreaking to see BBB welling up talking about it.
Hi Bob! I had originally heard the story about Bass Reeves watching the Gunslingers episode about him. I was so taken aback by him and his integrity. He since then has been a hero of mine. I was crying watching you through this video. Thank you so very very much for sharing this!
There will be no more Bass Reeves out there. Based o the information you provided, I am becoming more and more enticed getting into the True West ERA. Loved 🥰 your talks and you are one of the best story teller ever! Thank you for sharing. Retired from Pahrump Nevada
A gem of American history. Thanks for telling us.
I always thought Bass Reeves just has to be a real man of integrity, thank you for this !
I believe Mr. Bell is the best Old West storyteller I have ever listened to. I love his stories and his delivery. Mark Twain would have enjoyed these stories as well. Kudos and honors to Mr. Bell. May you keep giving us the truth of the time.
The best video I've seen on a wild west hero. Big up Bass Reeves!. Thank you for the story.
Yeah, Bob, I was on that bus ride, too. We both already knew the story, of course, but still, hearing it "first person" like that was pretty emotional. Thanks to Jonita and the whole committee for a wonderful experience.
Outstanding Bob, some of your best, thank you.
That was an awesome presentation. You have always been a very respected and honored person. I am a definite fan of yours and True West magazine
Excellent story ! Thanks
What I loved about Mr Reeves was the fact that him being a black man he was able to use people's perceived ignorance of him to his advantage such as serving warrants to people when they thought he as a black man was slow and couldn't read I found that very deceptive and clever and that cleverness helped him greatly.
Many black people could read then..
@@firebird_spleen4190 yes and many where equal to white men people just twisted history what I was saying is how he used people's wrong impression on him to his advantage.
He reminds me of the show columbo he played dumb to make people feel superior and by the time people find out the truth they had already ruined themselves
@@firebird_spleen4190
I reread his comment several times. Nowhere did he say they couldn't.
I past Bass Reeves statue in Ft Smith this morning.
Well said. My two favorite "old time" lawmen are Bass Reeves and Frank Hamer.
What an awesome story! The truth is stranger, and to me, more interesting than fiction!. Thanks BBB!
Great video Mr. Bell wish we didn't have to wait so long for new ones, good thing we have old west podcasts and such, hope to meet you again at tombstone this weekend thanks again for your care and YOUR humanity preserving the old west for us much RESPECT Sir.
Love to listen to you Bob and see the enthusiasm on the old west outlaws and lawmen. I've been studying the deputy us marshals and outlaws of the Indian territory a long time and have been researching Bass and other Deputy Marshals. And yes,,,no research is complete without reading Mr Art Burton's books,,such as Black Gun and Silver Star and Black Red and Deadly. Very good reading. Love your TRUE WEST and love your enthusiasm!
Excellent Bob.
I wanted to go to Muskogee but it was too rich for my budget. Reeves is an amazing man. He arrested his own son. Is that tough enough for you? I'd give you 2 thumbs up if I could. Another unsung deputy was Eli Hickman "Heck" Bruner... Bruner's graveyard is in the Vinita Cemetery and he buried a number of his resisting targets there - also where the most prolific but unknown bank robber of 1900-35 era is buried - "Kaiser Bill" Goodman
Oklahoma and Kansas are both pretty cool. An inexpensive underrated vacation destination.
Next month we start working on the 2023 Bass Reeves Conference. Hope to see you be able to add it to your budget.
Follow us on facebook. facebook.com/BassReevesConference
Busting his son had to break his heart inside.
I appreciate your honesty. You seem more open minded than most. Bass was the Greatest lawman that ever lived.
Wow what a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing this awesome story of a real hero.
Great story. I was born in Muskogee and grew up there. No one ever mentioned the name, Bass Reeves in all the years I lived there. And BTW, I was there in the Civic Center when Merle Haggard recorded, "Live From Muskogee, Oklahoma." Great job, Bob!
The man was fearless.
Fascinating information! I never heard this side of Bass Reeves before. Thanks for sharing this story. I enjoy all your videos.
Thanks so much for sharing the video. What a testimony for Bass Reeves. Shame most people will never know what all he did and what he stood for. I always enjoy your videos.
Great story, Bob! I wish more people in our country could see the humanity in other people and stop focusing so much on differences. We are more alike than different and he was an exceptional man, especially for the time in which he lived.
Thank you for sharing.
Sir, it was a pleasure to meet you and shake your hand at Fort Gibson State Historic Site. Keep up the great work
Darren Vermillion
Historical Interpreter
Fort Gibson SHS
Awesome!
It is of great value that the history of the old west has a voice that doesn't come from the flash of Hollywood or the bias of the press that has existed since the first printing press was built.
No, this teller of tales does his homework. Homework that other sources would might say , be futile and pointless , just to arrive at the understood popular narrative.
To feel the air in the locations , and to taste the dust from the streets that bore these great stories of old, is an integral part of being the best historian in this business.
The business of telling the truth when telling the stories, of who we once were and how we became the country that we are now.
Thank you
Thank you for the recap on Mr. Reeves. Bravo.
An excellent story...
How awesome!!
Just wonderful, Thank you.
Great talk Bass was a man's man. They should take Hoover down and replace with a statue of Bass Reeves
What's wrong with two statues, cancellor?
That Mr. Bell was Excellent !
Bob great story. I have felt for several years that Bass was probably the greatest marshall of the old west. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves. And on another note you being excited about being where Merl haggard was is how some of us feel about you.
That story made me tear up
I love Oklahoma, Indian Territory, I lived there during the Apocalypse, the most sane place in the country. The nicest people.
Agreed
Wow ; what a story. I sure hope the upcoming sequel to 1883 , " Bass Reeves " captures this. Thank you so much.
Speechless...😦
I am so glad to have stumbled onto this channel. I was reading True West, Real West, Frontier Times, and all the others back in the 60s. True treasure and that genre followed as an overlap.
I cowboyed in South Dakota on the old T bar A along Antelope Creek just outside of Mission SD. I met many oldsters who had worked the ranches at the turn of last century.
I watched the west of myth die. The airplane and the four wheelers made those old broncs another pet. The BIA and the state started milking the summer leases on the breaks of the White River. Nobody drives the herds to summer pastures, taking three days to cover less than forty miles, what with newborns and birthing.
I remember purposely stampeding the herd through St Francis, up on the flat above the river. Racing through backyards, ducking clotheslines, chased by a hundred dogs, the cattle wide eyed and running like the Devil was setting their tails on fire. The chasing and cussing and barking and bucking was a thrill a teenager never forgets.
Yeah, I have a tie to yesteryear. To look at me now, with my uncertain gait, and shaking hands, you dont see that high hat, and and $50 lariat with a $100 saddle, all on a $40 horse.
But every picture has a story.
Edit to add: I now live 30 miles south of Fort Smith, in that part of the world that produced Belle Starr and Blue Duck. We have a new US Marshall's Museum in Ft. Smith where Bass Reeves is prominent, along with Judge Parker. (I once had to go to court in Greenwood, Arkansas for a failure to appear, the judge was Waylon Parker, Isaac Parker's nephew. ) It's more than worth a visit, after which you can visit our fine bordello.
Great vlog Bob
Very nice by this. Thank you
Nice story and thanks for sharing.
.. should be a movie about this dude...
there is going to be a series soon I understand
WOW! Thank you Bob! That’s a wonderful triumph to Bass Reeves! INTEGRITY! Making his community better, one arrest at a time for 32 years. I can’t help but think that Danzel Washington would be a great actor to play him IF they can get the script right.
Good one, brother, that was a fine story or recollection of your findings. Thanks.
Thanks
Bass is an awesome historical figure !
Amazing!
Wow.. I wish i could say more. I did not know the story. I couldn't imagine how hard that would be
Wow, I was moved as you were and many others. Wonderful bringing that human element to us, sir. Just recently found your site and now I check daily for new videos and watch the older pieces by you. Excellent site!
From Claremore Ok loved the story
Very cool...
Powerful
It's hard to imagine how much hatred and prejudice Bass Reeves had to overcome during his career. Fearless doesn't quite say it. Perhaps the greatest Old West lawman.
...ever do anything about Elfego Baca??? Shows my age that I remember Robert Loggia in the 50s Dusney shows "The Nine Lives of Ekfego Baca"...
A nice statue and memorial to Baca’s shoot out on Reserve NM if you are ever in that area
Mr. Bass Reeves🎵🎵🎵HE WAS A BAAAAAAD MAN 🎵🎵🎵
When I read the title of this video I knew which arrest you would be talking about. I didn't realize that Bass Reeves would not live to see his son released from prison.
Now THATS a movie Id LOVE to see! Maybe Denzel Washington or Danny Glover playing Bass!
I have heard of Bass Reeves.
It's someone interesting that The lone ranger story was based off of him as I've heard from sources. Some Frontier historians say that too because of what he did including of bringing in the Bandit Queen Belle Starr. Y'all got to admit that is pretty cool that the Bandit Queen was caught by him and brought in to face trial.
I'm proud to live in Strawn, TX where I live 2 blocks from the make believe Main Street of Checotah, OK where they just filmed part of the new 1883 spin-off about the life of Bass Reeves! I can hardly wait to see it 😊.
At 6'2 and two hundred pounds, Bass mustve been a hell of a hunter.
Bass Reeves,,, is the greatest lawman this country ever had........
Hi Bob, props to you in digging out the facts and interesting details. My grandfather was a western author, Eugene Lafayette Cunningham. He wrote fiction mainly, working at providing realism along with the action the audience wanted. He also w2 non fiction books, Triggernometry and Gypsying Through Central America. I’m thinking he would love your show. I’m curious if you have read Triggernometry .
Why have thay not made a TV show about bass read it would be great to see
Bad ass
They should make a movie about him. And let Robert Pattinson play him. He was awesome in the batman.
I’m looking forward to seeing Isaiah Washington’s movie Corsicana where he plays Bass Reeves
Bass Reeves had the best mustachio in all the old west imo
Wow
Hello Mr Bell, my name is Sam and I'm from Jackson county Indiana and I would love to hear your thoughts on the Reno Gang and the 1st train robbery
Would be so easy to make a movie his life, honestly don't see how it hasn't
Bass Reeves is a big part of how law enforcement is today, and the special hunters like the Marshalls
Back in the late sixties I lived in Van Buren Arkansas for a couple of years. There was a old man on Main Street that had a junk shop. One day he showed me a saddle bag that he claimed belonged to Belle Starr
It was a very fancy tooled
Saddlebag with her name on it. I have always wondered over the years whatever happened to it
I could have bought it from him cheap but declined I hope it made its way into the Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum
Woohoo !! Muskogee Oklahoma its not much to look at. Robbers Cave isn’t that far from it. Belle Stars grave isn’t that far either. TSA La Gi Cherokee village is around the corner and down the road a bit.
For the same reasons, why isn’t Heck Thomas or John Hughes more of a big deal? Heck Thomas had the record for bringing in the most criminals at one time: or the lone Star Ranger, John Hughes.
It's long past time to have a movie made about him. Unfortunately knowing Hollywood they'll completely screw it up and make his story mostly fictional, with over-the-top violence and huge bright-orange explosions every 15 minutes.
There's an ok movie on Hulu. The gun fighting didn't look that great but the movie was decent
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Wait.....so.....the editor of true west magazine didnt know that bass reeves arrested his own son for murder??
The fact yes, he know. But what got to him was the actors portrayal of said fact, as to making it a more human story rather tha just a bunch of facts.
My love for the old west came from my grandfather who came put of the old west and shared some stories from Elgin Kansas. He was,a bar tender,gambler,broke horses,was,not a gun fighter but extremely fast with a gun. He carried a 32.20 revolver. When l was young My Father took my Grandfather,Brother,my x Grandfather's best friend,and my Great Uncle to Elgin Kansas that was,called Bloody Elgin.. The livery was at that time still standing with the prices on the wall . I saw where Moffit Shot Brian, where a man pulled a gun on my Grandfather over a girl. The saloon that Grandpa worked in was now a vacant lot, across the street was the Elgin Hotel that was,also a vacant lot. But at least l saw where over a gambling dispute man by the name of Leighee shot Bob Register. When Sheriff Gid Coffee was called to the seen Bob Register Shot and killed Sheriff Gid Coffee. I wanted to return there this year . I understand the town is more of,a ghost town than what l saw. So,far have not gone back due to gas prices . I understand they have a cultural center there that has pictures. I would like to see if my Grandfather's picture is there, his saloon, or a picture of the Elgin Hotel. When the gun fight took place Grandfather was,working in the saloon across the street and went over to the hotel to see what was,going on. Grandfather was the eye witness to the shooting of Brian and,had to go to court. Remember when Grandfather told me the vigilant committee was the best thing that ever happened to the old west,and he and Grandmother got into an argument over the matter . Santford Craig. 4436 East Woodrow Place Tulsa Oklahoma 74115. AKA The Ark City Kid
Bass Reeves is a most awesome person .l will go to Muskogee sometime. Even read Wyatt Earp stole a couple of horses there
Your work is awesome and l love True West.
It is my theory that Bass Reeves was the inspiration for Rooster Cogburn in True Grit.
First, I want to thank Masada Ayoob for bringing Bass Reeves to me.
Between the book and the movies, there are an exceptional number of details shared by Reeves and Cogburn.
Moreover, there are certain details in True Grit that make no sense unless you add the racial element. The hostility directed at a freed slave marshal might explain why the girl in True Grit grew to be such a bitter woman.
I’m correct in assuming that you already knew of the arrest of the son by Marshall Reeves (I mean….you’re the True West Mag guy!)
SLR (no relation….I’d likely fib and attempt it were it not for my slightly lighter skin tone ;-) )
Two dollars a capture
14 kills
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I will watch and enjoy this movie if it is not stupid, woke, and pc !!! :)
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It is for the reason you was thinking it was at first
It's my understanding Bass Reeves was as good with a gun as any lawman. Those dumb enough to resist (not many) ended up dead. His reputation got around and his target might run, but very few went to gun on him.
I ment to say bass reeves
Arresting 3000 criminals ???? Did he arrest a whole city ? He also murdered a cook didnt he ? How did he survive all that in a time they shot/ambushed/murdered you for being black ? He tracked the most dangerous, why did they never track him (as the Earps were shot out of Tombstone, Masterson was killed, etc...) ?
THE BAHAMAS says that BASS REEVES is like ABRAHAM who obeyed the (GOD's) Law to sacrifice (arrest) his son because he had faith in a higher authority. Jus sayin