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Six years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881
- Title
- Six years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881 / by James B. Gillett ; edited by Milo Milton Quaife.
- Author
- Gillett, James B., 1856-1937.
- Publication
- Chicago : Lakeside Press : R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1943.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | F391 .G555 1943 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Quaife, Milo Milton, 1880-1959.
- Description
- xxxii, 364 pages : folded map, portrait; 18 cm.
- Series Statement
- The Lakeside classics
- Uniform Title
- Lakeside classics ; v. 41.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Americana – West (U.S.)
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Bookplates (Provenance)
- Note
- Includes index.
- Consult, Howes, W. U.S.iana, 1650-1950 (1962 edition), G177.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliographical footnotes.
- Contents
- Historical introduction -- Foreword -- The making of a Ranger -- The Texas Rangers -- I join the Rangers -- My first brush with Indians -- The Mason Country 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.
- LCCN
- 44003252
- OCLC
- ocm00189934
- 189934
- SCSB-355077
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library