The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West
Author: Paulsen, Gary
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.8
Points
6.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
35380
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
137
Points per Page
0.043796
Description
Born into slavery, Bass Reeves became the most successful U.S. Marshal of the Wild West and the most successful Federal Marshal in the U.S. in his day. True to the mythical code of the West, he never drew his gun first.