Further+Reading+and+Websites

Fort Smith National Historic Site Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border, this park maintains the courthouse and other buildings from the time of Judge Parker. Starting in 2011, the park will host the U.S. Marshals Museum.

Kent, Deborah. //The Trail of Tears//. Danbury, CT: Children's Press, 2007. This book describes the forced march of Native Americans into Indian Territory.

Markel, Rita J. //Your Travel Guide to America's Old West//. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books, 2004. This book gives readers an idea of what to eat, what to wear, and what life was like in the American West.

Oklahoma Historical Society The kids section of this website has information, games, and photos about Oklahoma's history.

Paulsen, Gary. //The Legend of Bass Reeves.// New York: Laurel-Leaf, 2008. This book contains an imagined tale of Bass Reeves's boyhood and a fictionalized account of his later life.

Underwood, Deborah. //Nat Love.// Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2008. This story of Nat Love, an African American cowboy, is based largely on his autobiography.

U.S. Marshal Service This site gives an overview of the long history of U.S. marshals.