Winchester warriors : Texas Rangers of Company D, 1874-1901 /

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The Texas Rangers were institutionally birthed in 1874 with the formation of the Frontier Battalion. They were tasked with interdicting Indian incursions into the frontier settlements and dealing with the lawlessness running rampant throughout Texas. This book presents an assessment of Company D and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Alexander, Bob, 1943-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2009.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:Frances B. Vick series ; no. 6.
Sujets:
Texas Rangers. > Frontier Battalion. > Company D > History.
Texas Rangers. > Frontier Battalion. > Company D
1800 - 1950
Law enforcement > Texas > History > 19th century.
Lois > Application > Texas > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Law enforcement
Texas > History > 1846-1950.
Texas > Histoire > 1846-1950.
Texas
History
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Table des matières:
  • A carnival of crime and corruption
  • A big six-shooter and a good horse
  • I'm shot, sure as hell
  • I was acting the fool kid
  • As yet they've harmed no good men
  • They'd killed every damn one of us
  • Buckskin officials in full blast
  • Or borrow from some of the men
  • Walked into his own trap
  • Got drunk often, and stayed drunk long
  • Smoke boiled from that gentleman's gun
  • A deplorable mistake on both sides
  • A dynamite cartridge under the saloon
  • Compelled to do some killing
  • But such is life in the Far West
  • Wants us in the parade.

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