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Title

Six years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881 / by James B. Gillett ; edited, with an introd., by M. M. Quaife ; foreword by Oliver Knight. --

Author

Gillett, James B., 1856-1937

Publication

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1976] c1925.

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Description

xxxvi, 259 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill.; 20 cm.

Summary

• When James B. Gillett joined the newly created Texas Rangers in 1875, its duties were as varied and its members as unorthodox as its methods were irregular. First published in 1921, Gillett's now classic account of his six years of service depicts with freshness and authenticity how the Rangers maintained law and order on the frontier -- and occasionally dispensed summary justice. From the Mason County War to the Horrell-Higgins feud, the capture of Sam Bass, and the pursuit of Victorio's rebellious Apaches, Gillett saw the kind of action that established the Rangers' enduring reputation for effectiveness. His narrative "combines all the excitement of a Western yellowback with the genuineness of a first-hand document" (Saturday Review). - Back cover.
• The author recounts his six years of service with the Texas Rangers, describing such events as the Mason County War, the capture of Sam Bass, and the pursuit of Chief Victorio's Apaches.

Subject

• Gillett, James B., 1856-1937
• Texas Rangers
• Frontier and pioneer life > Texas
• Texas > History > 1845-1950

Genre/Form

History

Note

• Reprint of the ed. published by Yale University Press, New Haven.
• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Making of a Ranger -- The Texas Rangers -- I join the Rangers -- My first brush with Indians -- The Mason County war -- Major Jones and his escort -- The Horrell-Higgins feud -- Service with Reynolds, the intrepid -- Sam Bass and his train robber gang -- A Winter of quiet and a transfer -- The Salt Lake War and a long trek -- Our first fight with Apaches -- Scouting in Mexico -- Treacherous braves, a faithful dog, and a murder -- Victorio becomes a good Indian -- Some undesirable recruits -- Last fight between Rangers and Apaches -- An international episode -- Last scoutings -- Fruits of ranger service.

ISBN

0803208898 0803258445

LCCN

^^^76004495^

OCLC

2048235

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library