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Did the Lone Ranger Exist?

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Warren Brown
Aug 14, 2013
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Art Burton the expert on the life of Bass Reeves and the creator of the Lone Ranger had discovered that Bass Reeves had given silver coins to a family who had helped him when he was on the trail of a gang of train robbers. In the book, “Black Gun, Silver Star”, and in the movies, the Lone Ranger leaves a silver bullet as his calling card. Reeves rode a …

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