John B. Armstrong : Texas Ranger and pioneer ranchman /

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As Elmer Kelton notes in his afterword to this book, "Chuck Parsons' biography is a long-delayed and much-justified tribute to Armstrong's service to Texas." Parsons fills in the missing details of a Ranger and rancher's life, correcting some common misconceptions and adding...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parsons, Chuck
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Canseco-Keck history series ; no. 10.
Temas:
Armstrong, John B., > 1850-1913.
Armstrong, John B., > 1850-1913
Texas Rangers > Biography.
Texas Rangers
1800-1950
Pioneers > Texas > Biography.
Ranchers > Texas > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > Texas.
Ranch life > Texas > History.
Outlaws > Texas > History > 19th century.
Crime > Texas > History > 19th century.
Pionniers > Texas > Biographies.
Ranchers > Texas > Biographies.
Vie au ranch > Texas > Histoire.
Hors-la-loi > Texas > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Crime
Frontier and pioneer life
Outlaws
Pioneers
Ranch life
Ranchers
Texas > History > 1846-1950.
Texas > Biography.
Texas > Histoire > 1846-1950.
Texas > Biographies.
Texas
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / by Tobin Armstrong
  • Preface
  • Genesis of a fighting man
  • Blood on the Palo Alto prairie
  • Gunfire at Las Cuevas
  • Engagement at Espantosa Lake
  • John King Fisher again
  • Facing the man killer
  • Action in Round Rock
  • Pioneer ranchman
  • Rancher amid the rails
  • Afterword / by Elmer Kelton
  • Appendix A : John B. Armstrong and the Travis Rifles
  • Appendix B : serving with McNelly
  • Appendix C : serving under Hall
  • Appendix D : Texas volunteer guard
  • Appendix E : Armstrong family tree.

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