This Week in the West: Bass Reeves, the Legendary Lawman

This Week in the West · Jan 12, 2026 · 5m

🤠This Week in the West

🎙️ Episode 63: Bass Reeves, the Legendary Lawman

📢 Episode Summary:

This episode of This Week in The West honors the life and legacy of Bass Reeves, one of the most remarkable lawmen of the American frontier, remembered on the anniversary of his death. Born into slavery in Arkansas in 1838, Reeves escaped bondage during the Civil War and found refuge in Indian Territory, where he learned Native languages, survival skills, and the terrain that would later define his career. When freedom came, those skills transformed him from a formerly enslaved man into an indispensable…