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A profile of Bass Reeves (), a former slave who became a deputy U.S. marshal and is thought to be the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.
Bass Reeves: Baddest Marshal in the Old West, Original 'Lone Ranger'
The tales of Bass Reeves' bravery and cunning are legendary and legion, and Burton chronicled some of his favorites in "Black Gun, Silver Star."
There was the time when Reeves was in pursuit of a band of outlaw brothers laying low at their mother's house in Chickasaw territory.
Reeves had a whole posse with him, but he knew they'd be spotted miles away. So, Reeves disguised himself as a tramp with holes in his shoes, a big floppy hat and a cane. He walked 28 miles (45 kilometers) across the parched plains and arrived on the mother's porch begging for some food and water.
When her sons came home, the mother introduced Reeves like an old friend and the group started scheming up a crime they could all pull together.
The outlaw brothers awoke the next day handcuffed to their beds and Reeves marched them all the way back to his camp on foot.
"Momma was hot," laughs Burton. "I think she follo