This book is a Coretta Scott King award winner.
Exposition: Bass Reeves is a legendary lawman, the first black United States Marshal.
Conflict: Reeves is born into slavery, but was a crack shot, so his owner took him to fight in the Civil War with him. The two men fought, Reeves struck his owner, and ran away to Indian Territory.
Rising Action: Bass Reeves became a man of honor and perfected his marksmanship. After the Civil War ended, he started a family. His reputation spread, and he was asked to become a marshal. He becomes one of the best and most honorable.
Climax: Bass Reeves is forced to arrest his own son when he kills his wife.
Falling Action: His son serves ten years. Oklahoma became a state, and Reeves had to retire.
Resolution: Reeves hired on with the local police force and later died of Bright's disease.
The illustrations were appropriate to the story and conveyed the setting well. I wish there was more detail in the character's faces, but the costumes and background are more the focus. The main character is portrayed as larger than life in the story, and the illustrations match that. I feel that it is well illustrated.
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