Black, Red and Deadly

[HorsePen Henry]

Howdy fellas,
Have any of ya read the book, Black, Red and Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territory 1870-1907?
It's written by a historian by the name of Art Burton. He will be at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art on February 7, 2009. I sure wish I could make it as it looks like a promising lecture on the I.T. where I was born and raised.
Have ya'll read this book? If so, did ya like it?
Cheers,
Horse Pen

[St. George]

In fact, I've got a copy on my shelves.

It's well-written and covers an interesting topic that puts a different slant on the Frontier - that of the fact that it was populated by a widely diverse group of folks, all of whom differed from the norm of the Silver Screen and gave us the 'real' Old West.

Vaya,

Scouts Out

[Daniel Nighteyes]

In fact, I've got a copy on my shelves.

It's well-written and covers an interesting topic that puts a different slant on the Frontier - that of the fact that it was populated by a widely diverse group of folks, all of whom differed from the norm of the Silver Screen and gave us the 'real' Old West.

Vaya,

Scouts Out

I completely agree.  I've read/referred to my copy many many times.

-- Nighteyes

[Fox Creek Kid]

...It's well-written and covers an interesting topic that puts a different slant on the Frontier - that of the fact that it was populated by a widely diverse group of folks, all of whom differed from the norm of the Silver Screen and gave us the 'real' Old West...

You mean not everyone looked like Randolph Scott at a SASS event? Say it ain't so, Joe!!   

[Henry4440]

Howdy fellas,
Have any of ya read the book, Black, Red and Deadly: Black and Indian Gunfighters of the Indian Territory 1870-1907?
It's written by a historian by the name of Art Burton. He will be at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art on February 7, 2009. I sure wish I could make it as it looks like a promising lecture on the I.T. where I was born and raised.
Have ya'll read this book? If so, did ya like it?
Cheers,
Horse Pen

Cherokee Bill, one of the meanest of the mean, was hanged for the murder of thirteen men by the time he was twenty. Author Art Burton recounts the exploits of Cherokee Bill and other black and Indian outlaws and lawmen in Black, Red and Deadly, the story of law and lawlessness in the Indian Territory. He also tells of Dick Glass, the most notorious African-American outlaw during the 1880s; Ned Christie, the most feared Indian outlaw of his time; the Rufus Buck gang, who gained instant notoriety with murder, plunder, and rape; as well as others who rode the trail of crime. The author introduces Ezekiel Proctor, the only man with whom the U.S. government made a treaty; Indian policemen known as "Lighthorsemen"; fearless Sam Sixkiller; black men who rode for Judge Isaac "Hanging Judge" Parker, such as Grant Johnson, who arrested more men than anyone who worked the northern district; and Bass Reeves, the greatest manhunter of them all. Blacks were hired as peace officers because of their knowledge of the Indian Territory. All-black cavalry units built Fort Sill in the 1870s and kept settlers in check before the Land Run of 1889, when; Oklahoma Territory was opened to settlement.

Just order the book from Amozon.

[HorsePen Henry]

Well...thet does it, I'm gettin' a copy. I.T. history is what charms me. Looks like a lot a names I am familiar with and will enjoy reading more about.
Hats off,
Horse Pen

[Fox Creek Kid]

Art Burton has been interviewed on the History Channel before.