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Bass Reeves | Dilophosaurus

Since the theme for my snail mail club this month is the Wild West, I thought I’d also do some extra illustrations based around that! This one features Bass Reeves, who was a very accomplished lawman; he’s credited with over 3,000 arrests and is likely the inspiration for the (whitewashed) Lone Ranger.

I haven’t gotten the chance to read it yet, but if you’re interested in learning more, there’s Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves by Art T. Burton!!

(via dodifikus)