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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 [-7], (7) Lines: 114 to ——— 0.0pt PgV ——— Normal Page * PgEnds: PageBreak [-7], (7) Contents List of Illustrations . . viii Foreword . . xi Acknowledgments . . xvii Introduction: Uncovering the History of Black Deputy U.S. Marshals . . 1 1. The Lone Ranger and Other Stories . . 11 2. Arkansas Son . . 19 3. Van Buren and Fort Smith . . 25 4. On the Trail . . 32 5. “No Sunday West of St. Louis, No God West of Fort Smith” . . 56 6. Gunman’s Territory . . 76 7. Hell on the Border . . 108 8. Trial of the Century . . 127 9. Back on the Trail . . 149 10. The Winds of Change . . 171 11. Land of the Six-Shooter . . 178 12. Paris, Texas . . 191 13. Northern District, Indian Territory . . 209 14. Muskogee Marshal . . 224 15. A New Century . . 233 16. Devotion to Duty . . 240 17. The Invincible Marshal . . 255 18. A Lawman to the End . . 273 Epilogue . . 305 Appendix . . 309 Notes . . 313 Bibliography . . 327 Index . . 333 ...

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