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