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Six-shooters and shifting sands : the Wild West life of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones /

Many well-read students, historians, and loyal aficionados of Texas Ranger lore know the name of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones (1856-1893), who died on the Texas-Mexico border in a shootout with Mexican rustlers. In Six-Shooters and Shifting Sands, Bob Alexander has now penned the first full-leng...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alexander, Bob, 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2015.
Edición:Edition: First.
Colección:Frances B. Vick series ; no. 15.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "Dragged to the ground lanced and scalped"
  • "Beneath the heel of an indignant legislature"
  • "We fought under the black flag"
  • "Several shots and run him into the river"
  • "Sworn enemy to Rangers and sheriffs"
  • "Sixty thousand dollars to spend"
  • "Most bold, high-handed murder"
  • "Damnable act of savagery"
  • "He caught for a pistol"
  • "A strong undercurrent of excitement"
  • "By God, they will never come back"
  • "Just plain legal assassination"
  • "The shooting was promiscuous and lively"
  • "We have been compelled to do some killing"
  • "Boys, I am killed."