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Feb 2023
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Episode 1: Bass in the Wild

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As an enslaved man, Bass Reeves fights hand-to-hand with his enslaver. Victorious, Bass escapes, becoming a fugitive in America’s most dangerous, lawless territory just before the Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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