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Twelve Years in the Saddle for Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas - cover

Twelve Years in the Saddle for Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas

Sergeant W. J. L. Sullivan

Verlag: e-artnow

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"In offering this book to the public, I have not undertaken to present a history of my life. I do not consider my life of enough importance to warrant making a book about it. What I have undertaken to do is to tell some of the exciting experiences that have fallen to the lot of that noble band, the Texas Ranger force, of which I had the honor to be a member for twelve years." Contents: A Runaway  Better Days  An Indian Raid   A Thief  Ben Hughes  A Buffalo Hunt  A Stolen Herd  The Hanging of Bill Longly The Capture of Henry Carothers  An Exciting Fisticuff  Waterspout at Quanah  Five People Beg for Food  The Murder of Hartman  The Chase After Del Dean, When I Break My Arm and Ankle  The Capture and Escape of Morris, the Noted Murderer  The Arrest of Hollingsworth  The Capture of Mayes, The Noted Horse Thief  Exciting Experiences While Pursuing Bill James  Indians on The Warpath  The Opening of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Strip  A Cup and Saucer Event  A Prisoner Escapes  The Capture of Rip Pearce  A Practical Joker Gets Into Trouble  Race Thomas is Guarded  A Sad Farewell  A Clever Thief is Caught  The Gordon Train Robbery  The Surrender of Four Train Robbers  The Pursuit of Bill Cook and Jim Turner  A Miserable Night  My Experiences With a Bearskin Overcoat  A Lively Chase  Battle in the Dugout  An Exciting Experience With Indians  The Arrest of Jerome Loftos The Capture and Trial of Swin The Capture of Ihart and Sprey A Prize Fight Prevented  A Bank Robbery  A Call to Hartley  On the Trail of Train Robbers  The San Saba Mob  A Bad Dog  A Good Time Lost  Fording the River  Girls Try to Kiss Neal  The Capture of Wax Lee  The Cowboys' Reunion  Hidden Witnesses  The Hanging of Morrison  A Prayer  I Shoot Myself  A Call for Protection  Unknown Victim Falls in a Gun Fight at Dalhart
Verfügbar seit: 15.12.2023.
Drucklänge: 225 Seiten.

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